Don’t Miss Opportunities…
There are two students in this world who DESPERATELY need to hear, read, feel, smell, touch… in EVERY WAY POSSIBLE… SIMPLY KNOW… these words… and I will not get a…
I lost a friend…
I don’t really believe in “regrets” per se… I tend to think it is energy wasted on things you can’t change. I don’t like to waste the limited energy I…
Please Do Not Fail Me…
”Go find a ditch and lie down in it and never get back up, you f*c&in piece of s$!t” These are some of the last words I heard from a…
Why “I CARE” about school shootings…
We are looking at school shootings incorrectly. The young men, and it will almost always be young men guaranteed, who carry out these actions are not "evil monsters" born to…
Please Listen to the Youth…
If you don't want to be bit while swimming in the ocean, you should avoid shark-infested waters. You DO want to find beaches that have taken measures and implemented precautions…
Procrastination and Perfectionism (Sorry, Mr. Weinmann)
First off, I know this might make a few people angry and a few might stop reading this post altogether, but "perfectionism" is not something someone suffers, it is just…
We are Failing our Kids…
The best way to teach our kids how to deal with anxiety and depression is to be able to deal effectively with our own anxiety and depression.
An equation for change…
Yesterday, I was speaking with a young student of color at the school where I work and I was wondering why he didn't feel very motivated to do much of…
Why I write…
This blog and these words are for anyone currently in the world of high school and for those who may have already finished high school but can still remember... I…
A Student I Would Like to Meet…
A few weeks ago, I was walking around the school at the end of the day after all the students had left, and I met one of my favorite employees…