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

Just a box Published in ChicagoNow, April 13, 2015 Many years ago, the teachers of Cherry Preschool in Evanston, Illinois, tried an...

From Raise Your Hand Illinois Published in ChicagoNow, March 30, 2015 The headline of an Evanston Now (no connection to ChicagoNow) post...

Published in ChicagoNow, March 25, 2015 Welcoming and including children with special needs has always been part of Cherry Preschool’s...

Not easy to get playdough out of rugs Published in ChicagoNow, March 23, 2015 Gus Lira has been Cherry Preschool’s custodian for most of...

Dad delivering one of his lectures Published in ChicagoNow, March 20, 2015 Growing up in a suburb of Detroit in the late 50’s and early...

Homework or draw Hot Lava Man? Hot Lava Man wins! Published in ChicagoNow, March 17, 2015 I really do not want to keep writing about...

From Meriwether Lewis Elementary Published in ChicagoNow, March 12, 2015 A Chicago Public School teacher, who served as a proctor for the...

Cartoon by Marcia Liss Published in ChicagoNow, March 11, 2015 Of course, there are so many pivotal days that change a person’s life. For...

Cartoon by Marcia Liss` Published in ChicagoNow, March 9, 2015 On Tuesdays, I watch my third-grade granddaughter after school. My...

Published in ChicagoNow, March 6, 2015 While watching Morning Joe yesterday, I almost fell off of my exercise bike when they happily...