Tag: life lessons
The Journey We Don’t Know We’re On
I had no idea that a journey of self-discovery and personal development would lead me to sobriety. I had no idea the amount of...
The Art of Debate, Friendship, and Facebook
I've recently logged on to Facebook and saw a 'friend' (Facebook friend) post..."If you believe...such and such...then we aren't friends." Well, that made me...
I Get to Be Here
Fourteen years ago, on a gorgeous sunny day in Central Park, a cute little 9-month-old girl crawled over to my 9-month-old girl and started...
Crisis and Possibility: Hope for the Future of Schools Following the...
Back in 2010, when I was serving as a lower school principal at Schechter Westchester (now the Leffell School), I participated in writing a...
Visions of Motherhood
As I ponder the new school year approaching, I am beginning to feel my heart beat a bit faster, for this means that time...
Back To School? For My Family, Yes. Now Please Stop Judging...
Back To School. A statement that used to serve as a benign reminder on a calendar for the start of a new school year...
No Recipes: Insights From Generations Past on Teaching and Modeling Anti-Racism...
Years ago, as a young mother and educator, I started writing a parenting book, which was far more audacious than I understood at the...
Ask the Questions
I don’t know about you, but my kids ask questions all the time. ALL.THE.TIME.
They’re curious, and they feel no inclination to hold them inside....
No Fast Forward, Rewind, or Pause. It’s Time to Simply Press...
Reflecting on nearly seven years of parenting three children, I realize much of that time I’ve wanted to ‘fast forward,’ ‘rewind’ or ‘pause’ their...
Can We Agree to Disagree?
An opinion, by definition, is a personal belief or view, not based on enough facts to produce total certainty. We each are entitled to...










