“I mourn the loss of thousands of precious lives, but I will not rejoice in the death of one, not even an enemy.” — Martin Luther King, Jr In all of the events surrounding the recent death of Osama Bin Laden I think that it is important to remember that there is always an...

With all of the attention that has been brought upon the educational system, I think it is important to remember a couple of salient, and undeniable facts. Small Class Sizes (From 15-20) produce longer lasting, and more quality educational outcomes. The Federal Government promises schools...

  One of the best things about working with kids is the stories, and the joy that you should find. One of my favorite stories come from a 5 year old that I am working with. He’s got autism, and is quite brilliant. When I fist met this student he walked up to me, took my name badge...

I am tired of the people who claim that they are pro-union but dismiss the NFL situation. I do understand that when we’re talking about a nine billion dollar pie the NFL player’s concerns may seem trivial – especially when compared with plight of the workers in Wisconsin. I...

Unions are bad. Evil even. Or at least that is what many of the conservatives in our modern political climate want to lead us to believe. We all know the stereotypes. The construction worker that only works for one hour per day, or the teacher only works for 2/3 of every year. And,...

Are you sick of highly paid teachers? by Meredith Menden on Friday, February 18, 2011 at 5:32pm Teachers’ hefty salaries are driving up taxes, and they only work 9 or10 months a year! It’s time we put things in perspective and pay them for what they do – babysit! We can get...

Imagine, if you will, that you traveled to your least favorite place on earth. It is called Wisconsin. Now imagine that you were there enjoying an awesome show, and that you had an awesome time. You enjoyed a delicious meal of Cuban food. Guacamole with plantain chips, and the best Cuban...

Valentine’s day is awesome. Seriously. I must totally love you because I am going to do something really, REALLY great for it. We’ll eat somewhere nice. I’m going to give you a card that someone else wrote (and, I’ll even sign it!!), and I’ll give you some...

It is getting to that time of the year that people have, or at least are planning on, giving up on their new year’s resolutions. The allure of doughnuts, cigarettes, and alcohol can be almost paralyzing. But there is big business in failure, just look at the shelves of...

I am entirely unsure why people like to assume that you have to buy into an entire system to join their special club. This has never been clearer than in our current political climate. We are expected to subscribe to every little detail of a given ideology in order to be a part of that...