Still Advocating
Writings of a retired educator, advocate, & baby boomer

Published in ChicagoNow, October 17, 2016 Apparently, the Trump men feel sexual harassment in the workplace is just part of the job. If...

Published in ChicagoNow, May 4, 2016 It’s Teacher Appreciation Week. Parents all over the country are scrambling to buy flower, mugs, and...

Published in ChicagoNow, February 4, 2015 My granddaughter, who has so much trouble with her expressive language, has no trouble letting...

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...

Published in ChicagoNow, December 6, 2013 On December 3, 2013, the most recent scores from the Program of International Student...

Published in ChicagoNow, December 4, 2013 (cartoon by Marcia Liss) The first grade teacher tests her students in reading at the start of...

Published in ChicagoNow, October 14, 2013 After being a teacher for seven years and supervising teachers for 25 years, I still firmly...

Published in ChicagoNow, October 7, 2013 Just saw a woman at the nail salon (where else?) who taught my children 30 years ago. At that...