I was sitting in my favorite coffee shop working on my dissertation, and gradually my mind started drifting to this past week with my...

Every day, many anxious students tap their feet, drum their fingers, and hum throughout “core” classes, anticipating the much favored...

Okay friends… Seriously… I can hardly contain my enthusiasm for this upcoming concert as I sit here writing this blog post!!! It’s not...

We have now experienced FIVE snow days in a row here in FCPS.  Not that I begrudge the county these days, but man, I am ready to get back...

This year we have a new principal at my school.  One of the changes brought about included a staff presence in the hallways during the...

I have always believed strongly in the power of a great role model to provide some guidance as we navigate our academic, musical, social,...

I am so happy you are reading this post tonight!  This is my 21st post in a row, and they say that it takes 21 days to build a habit.  So...

Have you ever been a big fish in a little pond?  I had a student once who was an enormous fish in this teeny tiny pond of little...

This evening, we went to see the movie Tomorrowland and were really moved.  The basic plot of the movie is that the world is going to end...

Have you ever seen a mass exodus out of a music program?  I see this each year in elementary strings program.  The transition between 4th...

The warmth of the freshly baked bread wafts from the kitchen right into the dining room where I sit, staring at my computer,...

Culture, Identity, Self-Concept: these are my interests this evening as I prepare for a meeting with one of my colleagues.  We are...

As I am gearing up for another article on recruiting, I thought I would write some preliminary impressions here on an article I am...

I am embarking on my fourth year at the same school this upcoming year.  I have never been able to stay at the same school for so long...