A million dreams is all it's gonna take...
I think of what the world could be A vision of the one I see A million dreams is all it's gonna take Oh a million dreams for the world...
...there's so many crying, but so few that hear...
Poverty in the US and globally is a social problem that affects everyone on the planet and has devastating generational, social, health,...
children are our future...
Before education children became compulsory in the late 1800s, parents were responsible for teaching their children and only the...
we are billions of beautiful hearts...
Our society faces a multitude of problems, including hunger, inequality, racial disparities and injustices, climate change, and many...
i am...
first day of my 25th year of teaching... then.... now... MN, MT, NY in between... wife... mother... doctoral student... 2nd degree...
so we meet again...
...and I offer my hand... Music has always played a deeply profound role in my life. Growing up, music was always playing in our house on...
ch-ch-ch-ch-changes...
Freire's book Pedagogy of the Oppressed has fundamentally changed who I am and what kind of leader I want to be. Having worked in the...
you say you want a revolution...
Having established that change must happen in our public school system, Freire describes systems in place and the revolutionary systems...
shake windows and rattle walls
Freire says, "There is no such thing as neutral education . Education either functions as an instrument to bring about conformity or...
Spinning on that dizzy edge...
23 years ago a boy and a girl said "I do" all because of a song....I am still so deeply in love with this man who for some strange and...
"Yeah, everything is beautiful." ~Prince
It all started out with an after dinner get to know you question, "Living or dead, who would you want to play a concert for you at your...
Fourteen Million Miles Away From Sane
This has been quite a week! Not only did I begin my Montessori doctoral journey, but I also got to watch my younger daughter walk across...
Day One of a Thousand...And So I Chose to Begin Again
Today I took that first step! I began again and it is both thrilling and terrifying! Today is Day 1 of my doctoral journey! I promise...
Books, Books, and (the wrong) Books
In addition to paying my summer tuition this morning, I made the discovery that I actually bought the wrong textbook for my summer...
it's a perfect day for letting go
When I was a young girl, it felt much safer for me to sit back and watch the tiny world around me spin as I jealously observed others...
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