SO MUCH NOISE, SO LITTLE TIME…OR SUBSTANCE“Unless you’re ashamed of yourself now and then, you’re not honest” ― William Faulkner The world of education was abuzz with the sounds of preparation this past week. While it was a welcome sound, it wasn’t one always created in the service of the collective good. While teachers and administrators toiled away preparing schools for the imminent arrival of students and the start of a new school yea
WHY ARE ADULT CONCERNS THE PREFERRED CONCERNS?“The essence of man is really his paradoxical nature, the fact that he is half animal and half symbolic.” ― Ernest Becker, The Denial of Death “Dada, I need you to schedule an eye appointment”, my 7th-grade daughter says to me last week, “School starts soon and I need new glasses.” “Ok, but what is wrong with the ones you have?” “I don’t like them and they don’t look good on me”, she promptly rep
CAN WE STICK TO WHAT WE KNOW?“You act like mortals in all that you fear, and like immortals in all that you desire” ― Lucius Annaeus Seneca, On the Shortness of Life Apologies for the lag in columns. We were in Orlando last weekend for the 2021 Pan Kids, an event drawing competitors from all over North and South America. My 10-year-old was competing in Jui Jitsu. Prior to the competition, we were unsure whether he would win
NOW THAT’S A HEAD SCRATCHER“Great is the power of steady misrepresentation” ― Charles Darwin By this time tomorrow, we’ll be hours from Orlando. Saturday my youngest competes in the Pan Am Games in Jui Jitsu. It’ll be a stressful, but welcome reprieve from the daily grind. After the competition, we plan to spend a day in Orlando and another at the beach. It’s as close as we get to a vacation. (Though my son has repeatedly
