The 30-something suburban guy

Friday, December 14, 2012

Newtown School Shooting

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It's less than 12 hours after the horrific shooting, of 20 elementary school children and six staff, at the the Sandy Hook Elementary Sc...
Thursday, November 8, 2012

Not A Compliment And Not Healthy: Looking Old For Your Age

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I was listening to NPR yesterday, and after spending most of the newscast on post-election deconstructing and analysis, out came this little...
Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Election Withdrawal

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Most people today are thrilled that the election is over. No more attack ads, debates, polls, phone calls, or, in the case of Linda McMahon,...
Sunday, November 4, 2012

On the overwhelming need for a child to be first

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I have a seven year old son, which means that for the last year, besides LEGOs and baseball cards, something that matters a whole lot in his...
Sunday, October 21, 2012

My Commentary in Education Week

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What will happen to cursive penmanship in an age of "21st Century Learning," with kids learning via iPad and having to integrate m...
Wednesday, October 17, 2012

M*A*S*H Theme Title: Who Knew?

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Why I found myself humming the theme to M*A*S*H the other day, I'm not sure. But when I learned that the title of the song is "Suic...
Monday, October 15, 2012

My Hartford Marathon Mix

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I will labor incredibly over the right mix of music for certain situations. Like I used to do in high school, I enjoy making music mixes...
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I am a teacher, freelance writer, and poet whose work has appeared in The Boston Globe, Providence Journal, Hartford Courant, Christian Science Monitor, some poetry journals with cool names like Toasted Cheese and Negative Suck, and a few obscure educational publications.
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