Oct 17, 2016
Donald Trump Jr.’s Advice to Women: “Go Teach Kindergarten”
Published in ChicagoNow, October 17, 2016 Apparently, the Trump men feel sexual harassment in the workplace is just part of the job. If...
May 4, 2016
How to Really Celebrate Teacher Appreciation Week
Published in ChicagoNow, May 4, 2016 It’s Teacher Appreciation Week. Parents all over the country are scrambling to buy flower, mugs, and...
Feb 4, 2015
How Teachers Impact the Lives of Children with Special Needs
Published in ChicagoNow, February 4, 2015 My granddaughter, who has so much trouble with her expressive language, has no trouble letting...
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...
Dec 6, 2013
Grading First Graders, Seriously?
Published in ChicagoNow, December 6, 2013 On December 3, 2013, the most recent scores from the Program of International Student...
Dec 4, 2013
Teachers Who Love Testing
Published in ChicagoNow, December 4, 2013 (cartoon by Marcia Liss) The first grade teacher tests her students in reading at the start of...
Oct 14, 2013
Good Teaching is Not a Mathematical Formula
Published in ChicagoNow, October 14, 2013 After being a teacher for seven years and supervising teachers for 25 years, I still firmly...
Oct 7, 2013
Inclusion Classrooms and Children with Special Needs
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...