I accidentally got up at 6am today instead of 7am, and did not realize it until I was fully dressed, ready to go to school….
Read MoreGuest Writer: Debbie Downer
You ever have one of those days when you find out a 14-year-old former student murdered another student? Erm. Me neither. But if I did,…
Read MoreSign of the Times: Obama in Education
As I walked to my school in the heart of the inner city the day after the election, I saw a sign that the day…
Read MoreWelcome to Developmentally Inappropriate University!

In my other life, when I am not wrestling with issues in urban education, I also work in private practice at a number of private…
Read MoreFrau Psychologist!
Every school district has THAT psychologist. THAT psychologist who everyone is hoping will just retire already. Everyone is just waiting a few more years for…
Read MoreThe Wackness in Education

I love independent films. I went to one last night called “The Wackness” about a drug dealer kid in NYC in 1994, who falls in…
Read MoreReflecting on the Reflection of My Reflection

Anyone who has been through graduate school in psychology or education knows that the standard pedagogical practice in most classes is to reflect on what…
Read MoreUnder the Microscope
While waiting at the airport the other day, I overheard a mother saying solemnly to her friend, “Dillon is such a picky eater. AND he…
Read MorePsychoeducational, Not Psycho-Educational
Okay, it’s really the same thing, but when you hand a report to a parent, it’s unsettling to see the word “Psycho” in isolation like…
Read MoreStar Testing
There’s this corner store by one of my schools that is called “2 Star Groceries.”* I smirk as I go by it every day, imagining…
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