“When the moon sails out with a hundred faces all the same, the coins made of silver break out in sobs in the pocket.” ― Federico García Lorca As the ball sailed out of the infield, runners began to circle the bases, and thus another baseball season came to an end. My son Peter has been playing ball since he was 4. Last night brought a close to his 8th season and 2nd of Fall ball. It also marked
“If you cheat on your road work in the dark of the morning, you will be found out in the big fight under the bright lights.” ― Joe Louis After all these years I’m starting to get a bit of an understanding of charter school parents, and some supporters, frustration with public schools. Before you slam the door, hear me out. In the early days of school closures, due to the ongoing pandemic, I thoug
“What we see changes what we know. What we know changes what we see.” ― Jean Piaget It was a deep hit ball to the outfield. As the ball traveled towards the wall, the outfielder moved towards it. Tracking its movements with his own. At the perfect moment, he lept high, glove meeting ball at its apex. Robbed! What was a sure home run, was suddenly just a long out. The outfielder might have been co
“The irony of our culture is that people are constantly telling other people to go to hell, but no one tells them to go to heaven.” ― Art Buchwald, Too Soon to Say Goodbye Well, that didn’t take long – 2 half days and one full – to shut a school down due to COVID-19. Robert Churchwell ES will go virtual after 21
