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

Published in ChicagoNew, October 21, 2013 My four-year-old grandson will be one of the youngest boys in next year’s kindergarten class. ...

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

Kindness & civility may finally be yours! Published in ChicagoNow, October 11, 2013 “Can you help me, dear? I’m 90 years old and can’t...

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...

Published in ChicagoNow, October 4, 2013 I often gave a presentation to parents of children about to enter kindergarten that straddled...

Published in ChicagoNow, October 2, 2013 The nation’s five-year-olds filed into their schools for the first time last month, their faces...

Published in ChicagoNow, September 30, 2013 At age 68, I have found my voice – and I am lending it to the children with special needs who...

My first blog post, published in Chicago Now, September 26, 2013 I’m entering the blogosphere at age 68, retired but not really. I was...