

The Phone Call
I can remember sitting in a college class devoted to the study of Shakespeare. For weeks, we read the numbered sonnets, dissecting every...


Scanxiety
For much of my life, I was in a classroom. First, I was a student and then a teacher, so the word “test” makes me sit up straight and pay...


Mr. Google Isn't Always my Friend
I am about to date myself here, but I am willing to do it to prove a point. I grew up in a simpler time, well before the techno beast...


The $100 Lesson
The ancient Greeks believed that their gods whiled away the hours by watching the lives of mere mortals on earth. And occasionally, just...


The Baby Picture
I used to tell my students that they should keep a photo of themselves as a baby displayed on their nightstand, dresser, or other...