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living_life, February 2012

It is only impermanence we can depend on

One of the lessons I have tried to impart to students is to stick with an activity or subject and to understand that results are not always immediate. This lesson is... More

living_life, January 2012

Small Efforts help support the people of Haiti

In November, as first discussed in last month’s Parenting Pearls column, I traveled to Haiti as one of a leadership team for the Urban Zen Foundation. As trained... More

living_life, December 2011

Living my dream of helping people in A healing setting

My initial goals as an educator were to work in a hospital or therapeutic setting with allied professionals. Unfortunately, when I completed my doctorate the country... More

abuse, November 2011

Bullies: Cowards who belittle or exclude others

Over the past several years, my normal routine has been to wake up and check in on Facebook, ordinarily finding an update or two from someone I considered a close... More

curriculum, October 2011

Initiatives that emulate the Health Corps Models needed

Many among us are saddened by ethnic and religious wars being fought throughout the world. We also are deeply concerned about our crumbling failing schools and the... More

self_esteem, September 2011

It’s the quality of the heart that’s important

The first time I walked into the North Jersey Playhouse where I apprenticed throughout high school, I was met with the late openly gay comedian Charles Nelson Reilly... More

living_life, August 2011

Typing was my Vehicle to Liberation

Dwight Morrow High School did not know what to do with me. I started out in the college-bound track, and about half way through my ninth grade year began to regularly... More

curriculum, July 2011

Pivotal forces: Community support, parental education

Long before the days when standardized testing was the criteria for whether a school was successful or not, I was co-founder of The Father’s Heart Urban Prep School in... More

living_life, June 2011

Summer Stock was different than planned

I boarded the Greyhound at the Port Authority Bus Station in New York en route to Bemidji, Minn., with about $40 in my pocket, gifts from the actors at the North Jersey... More

college_planning, May 2011

Tips for students in the process of applying to college

This time of year tests the patience of both parents and high school students as both refrain with all-too familiar questions that plague the class of ‘15. ”What... More

 

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