After An Educator's Journey

Out of the classroom & into the universe

Once upon a time, I taught 2nd, 3rd, and 4th graders. Now I’m retired and working on new ventures.

I taught second, third and fourth graders. Teaching was my passion and joy for 30 years. And it didn’t hurt that they called me “mom” sometimes.

Tag: school poverty levels

Opening the Newspaper Can Hazardous to Your (Mental) Health

October 2, 2011

Caught a news article in today’s Boston Globe – which you may or may not be able to read depending on whether or not the Globe is instituting its $16-a-month subscription fee. Here it is, just in case: State aims to test its youngest students (October 2, 2011). I’m relieved to hear that this is…
More faces, more poverty

January 26, 2011

First of all, I want to be clear that I understand poverty crosses over into many, many lives. I live in an affluent town. A town with a food pantry that is routinely emptied. People in this town are foreclosed upon, bankrupt, lose homes to tax liens. But what I know is the environment in…