The odd bird teacher is, I fear, on the brink of extinction. And I worry about the kind of place school will be when there are no more Mr. Nugents or Mr. Sullivans. What kind of teacher will take their place?
Read MoreAs any parent who’s looked on in relief as their kid plows through the Harry Potter series can tell you, there’s nothing like a well-told story to teach kids about hard stuff…but our kids had outgrown Harry Potter.
Read MoreWe give each other the benefit of the doubt here. We assume good intentions. We know each other. And that makes it okay for both kids and teachers to take risks, sometimes mess up, and apologize to each other.
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