Self-Pride
Dear 20-Something…

Why do we, your parents and society, keep insisting the 20s are the best years of your life and that we would do anything to go back to being 25. Would we? Really now, would we? Sure, it’s energizing and fun to be young. Your body runs on fumes without protest. Your eyes only crinkle … Dear 20-Something…
Middle School Matters

Let’s rewrite the things middle schoolers say. There are a slew of recent Tik Tok videos devoted to “Things Middle Schoolers Say” and they are full of snide comments, targeted insults, side eyes and insecure groupthink. None of that sounds too far off from my middle school experience. But wait, what if we could get … Middle School Matters
All I Need to Know I Learned in 6th Grade

Some people say “all you need to know, you learned in Kindergarten”. Well, my students are learning all they need to know in 6th grade, and telling me they’ve never felt better. How many middle schoolers do you know who can say that? As I wrap up a Take Charge of Your Life class with … All I Need to Know I Learned in 6th Grade