Passing Period: GIVING LEARNERS THE BUSINESSThis morning my friend Jesse called. Jesse runs special education programs for high school students in California; we got to know each…Nov 21, 2017Nov 21, 2017
Passing Periods: Is This the Time to Stick to Our Guns?It’s on everyone’s minds this week. Amid all the other serious issues facing our country, the Las Vegas shooting has once again put guns in…Oct 5, 2017Oct 5, 2017
Passing Periods: How to Watch UCLA FootballThe fault, gentlemen, lies not between the hash marks but in ourselves.Sep 9, 20171Sep 9, 20171
Passing Periods: We Eat Social Media for BreakfastI originally wrote this in 2016 for teachers who were learning about digital culture. This past semester I shared it with high school…May 2, 2017May 2, 2017
Passing Periods: Thoughts on Fahrenheit 451I teach high school English and I don’t have a lot of time to write. Neither do my students, and last week they called me out: “Alright…Apr 2, 20172Apr 2, 20172
Passing Periods: But Answer Came There None“A poet’s work is to name the unnameable, to point at frauds, to take sides, start arguments, shape the world, and stop it from going to…Dec 16, 2016Dec 16, 2016