Citizen Teacher

Reaching Out, Giving Hope: Mentoring Across the Generations

August 7, 2015

A few months ago, I started seeing teachers posting anecdotes online under the title, “Evaluate This!” in response to the current practice of evaluating teachers, even those who don’t teach in tested subjects, on the standardized (English and Math) test scores of students. Teachers and students are so much more than data points, and test […]

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Back to the Roots: A Tribute to Cathy Fleischer, PhD.

July 19, 2015

There is one teacher in my life who has played a tremendous role in my education, for she has been my teacher for over 20 years. When I was an undergrad in English Education at Eastern Michigan University, I had the great good fortune to have been scheduled into an English Methods class taught by […]

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This Is Our Story: The Maples of A125

July 19, 2015

June 2014 It’s 12:35 on my 3rd day of summer break. I’m at school. I’m interviewing students, listening, trying to find out what kind of experiences they’ve had in my classroom, looking back at twenty years of teaching Adrian Maples. I’ve decided to start writing about it–a memoir–in parts–on a blog. I am so happy […]

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Atheist Prayers for The People

January 15, 2021

May my words be Good Medicine.

Tagged: #ForThePeople, #StayHuman, #WhyITeach, #WhyIWrite

Posted in: Mindfulness, Peace Education, Wellness, Writing

A Pathway Out of Indoctrination

January 14, 2021

I realized that I love learning about religion.

Tagged: #democracy, #DemocraticPrinciplesNotDogma, #EmptyThePews, #Exvangelical, #GetVaccinated, #Humanism, #MaskUp, #NoGodsNoMasters, #StayHomeStaySafe, #StayHuman

Posted in: Advocacy, Anti-Racist Education, By The Window: Religion Viewed From Outside, Freethinker, Gender & Equity, Media Literacy, Mythology, Teacher Research, Wellness