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

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...

Published in ChicagoNow, March 2, 2015 If you thought it was crazy to expect a 5-year-old who can’t read yet to do “reading...

This boy needs some boots, and that fit. He also needs his own hat and mittens but will be stuck with his sister’s stuff until next year...

Published in ChicagoNow, February 23, 2015 A recent posting on the Evanston, Illinois Parent Facebook page exclaimed, “According to...