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I couldn’t be a teacher today, because…
I couldn’t be a teacher today, because… I’m retired from public education, and though 25 of my 39 years were as a high school counselor,...
My first op-ed piece for the Dallas Morning News
On the first day of school, as I waited with my grandson for the big yellow bus to arrive, my mind wandered to my first day at a new high...
A Fifty Year Roof
At 70 years of age, on the cusp of the Baby Boom generation, I’m reminded daily, as my pal Keith says, there’s more sand in the bottom of...
Grandparents Raising Grandkids...burden or blessing?
As my grandsons’ squabble increased in intensity, my husband and I looked at each other, sighed, and telepathically communicated the same...
Pushing your autistic child (with love): Temple Grandin's advice
Are you the parent, teacher or therapist of a child on the autism spectrum? If so, I’m sure that like me, the guardian/ grandparent of a...
Why I marched...
Why I marched On January 21st, 2017, my granddaughters and I met my daughter and her friends on the capitol grounds in Austin where we...
post high school ed: the money trap
It seems almost every day I see something in the newspaper or on social media about the irresponsibility and immaturity of Millennials. ...
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