Oct 16, 2014
Inequality, Poverty, and the Educational Reform Movement
Published in ChicagoNow, October 16, 2014 How can a brilliant man who received a rigorous education at a private school and graduated...
Oct 13, 2014
Judy Blume’s Fudge and Today's Kindergarten Expectations
Published in ChicagoNow, October 13, 2014 One of my granddaughters is reading Super Fudge by Judy Blume. Published in 1980, the book was...
Oct 6, 2014
What will PARCC Testing do to our Teachers?
Published in ChicagoNow, October 6, 2014 (cartoon by Marcia Liss) Yesterday was World Teacher Day. In an ironic twist, an article in the...
Oct 1, 2014
How Student Essay Writing Has Changed Since 1969
Yes, it’s me! Published in ChicagoNow, October 1, 2014 You read that correctly. 45 years ago, I was teaching high school English at Niles...
Sep 18, 2014
Today is National Respect Day: How About Some Respect for the Adjunct Professor
Maybe choose a different profession? Published in ChicagoNow, September 18, 2014 An award-winning professor, beloved by students at a...
Aug 7, 2014
A Solution to the Costly School Supplies List
Do parents really have to buy ziplock bags? Posted in ChicagoNow, August 7, 2014 Unless you have kids in school, this is one education...
Jul 11, 2014
A School Principal with Principles – Warren Cherry
Posted in ChicagoNow, July 11, 2014 My mentor, Warren Cherry, died on July 11, 1990, twenty-four years ago, but his legacy lives on. A...
May 22, 2014
Children with Special Needs and my Mended Crystal Vase
Precious but Handle with Care Posted in ChicagoNow May 22, 2014 (cartoon by Marcia Liss) A favorite crystal vase of mine fell from a...
May 19, 2014
Advice to New Graduates: Trust Yourself
College graduate – Class of 2032 Posted in ChicagoNow, May 19, 2014 The best advice I received when I graduated college was no advice....
May 6, 2014
Good Teachers and Teacher Appreciation Week
Yes, it’s me! Posted in ChicagoNow, May 6, 2014 Forty-five years ago, I stood in front of my students at Niles East High School in...