When I give presentations about dyslexia, I often illustrate how neurodiversity works by showing a chessboard. Some people can easily see all the patterns of moves on a chessboard and can play out a...
It was Friday, March 13, 2020, and I was sitting in my office, after the building had cleared, in disbelief at how everything had changed so quickly. School was closing a week early for spring break,...
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos resigned last night, citing Wednesday’s putsch at the Capitol, Trump’s incitement of violence, and her concern that “impressionable children are watching all of this.”...
I sat yesterday after school watching the news, Twitter and my email, mortified by the actions unfolding in our nation’s capital (and across the nation), as Trump supporters arrived in D.C. to...
Imagine an America where every child is valued at the level their creator intended. Now, let’s hope together that president-elect Joe Biden’s pick for education secretary is truly committed to that...