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 6, 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...
Oct 1, 2014
Apple Picking Picked my Pocket
How do you like them apples? Worth $80? Published in ChicagoNow, September 29, 2014 What could be lovelier than going apple picking with...
Sep 29, 2014
To the Bullies Who Knocked my Granddaughter off her Scooter
Published in ChicagoNow, September 24, 2014 (cartoon by Marcia Liss) Yes, you got away with it. You pushed a young girl off her scooter,...
Sep 24, 2014
Creative Kid Defeats Kindergarten Worksheets
Published in ChicagoNow, September 22, 2014 When my grandson started kindergarten this year, I worried. After all, he’s the kid I wrote...
Sep 22, 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...
Sep 18, 2014
Skip the Tip – Let’s Pay Fair Wages Instead
Published in ChicagoNow, September 15, 2014 Going out to lunch with my friends becomes especially interesting when it’s time to pay the...
Sep 15, 2014
Remembering September 11 — When Terror Came to Preschool
Welcome to preschool Published in ChicagoNow, September 11, 2014 The kids whose first day of preschool was September 11, 2001 are in high...
Sep 11, 2014
Thoughts About the Ice Bucket Challenge and Giving
Published in ChicagoNow September 8, 2014 My 8-year-old granddaughter, Maya, never met a challenge she could refuse. So, when her BFF...
Sep 8, 2014
A Grandparents’ Day Reflection
Published in ChicagoNow, September 4, 2014 First grandkids Sunday is Grandparents’ Day. Now that I am a pro, with eight amazing grandkids...
Sep 4, 2014