I recall a very difficult conversation I had in my teaching career. It happened many years ago, but the moment is still vivid in my memory. One Spring semester I was grading a large batch of papers in my Introduction to Ethics course. One of the papers raised numerous red flags for me. It was […]
“The things that you do are what you want to be…” Read More »
My favorite song to sing in Seussical is a lovely ballad entitled Solla Sollew. Horton the Elephant, the main character of the musical, calls it a lullabye. In Act 2, a series of unfortunate events puts Horton in the difficult position of having to care for a bird egg. To the egg, and on behalf
Over the last couple of years I’ve developed this ritualistic tic. When I’m feeling anxious, or angry, or frustrated I’ll open up my Pluto TV app and tune in to the 24-hour Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood channel. I am obsessed with the channel. It’s one of the few channels I keep on my Pluto TV watchlist,
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I feel that I am at something of a pivot point in my year, looking back on the academic year and looking ahead to things that are looming. Those of you who have followed this blog the last few years can see how much my attention has been drawn toward my theatre endeavors. The window
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I received word over the weekend that Richard Reed, my junior high/high school choir director, passed away. It has been a long time since I have seen him in person. I am so grateful to him for the role he played in my life. These days I think a lot about the influence that teachers
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I’ve been sitting on this post for the last several days but have finally found a few moments to reflect on the end of our local production of Equus. What can I say about this run? In Fall 2024 I questioned whether or not I even wanted to audition, worried about whether it would be
