Category: reflections
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The Path to our More Perfect Union
A Reflection from the 2025 National Teacher of the Year Last spring, as I began my NTOY tenure, I was overwhelmed by…
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To the Architects of Architects: A post for Teacher Appreciation Week
Every May, teachers are enveloped in a wave of gratitude. It comes in the form of hand-made trinkets from students, heartfelt notes…
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Read (Watch, Listen) Across America
For 15 years, my reading list has been anchored by the novels on my syllabus. This year, however, as I traded my…
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There and back again…
This week, I return to California to join the 2026 State Teachers of the Year cohort for their program orientation. I have…
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The Space Between How It Started and How It’s Going
Year-end summaries bombard our December social media. Wrapped playlists and monthly photo collages and publications’ announcements of their Person of the Year……