AUTHENTIC VOICES“Ralph also took some classes in philosophy and literature and felt himself on the brink of some kind of huge discovery about himself. But it never came.” ― Raymond Carver, Will You Please Be Quiet, Please? My biggest challenge, and ultimately the biggest failure, in writing this blog has been capturing the teacher’s experience in a way that all can understand. It was almost 10 years ago that I b
A DERELICTION OF DUTY“The great philosophical question goes: if a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear, does it make a sound? But this is a troubling question, exalting one kind of being above all others. What then of the ears of snakes, or wood frogs, or mice, or bugs? Do they not count? What then of grass, of stone, of earth? Does their witness not matter? If a man flies in Jamaica, and only the poor
A CONTINUAL DISCONNECT“Lady you crave trouble. You just don’t want resistance. If you don’t want resistance around here, then mind your own business.” – Beth Dutton The ongoing battle over mask mandates in schools has been yet again extended. This time through a judge’s order. Since schools reopened for in-person instruction back in the late summer, many of Tennessee’s public and private schools have mandated that whi
A LITTLE SHADOW DANCING“What plagues people is not those who don’t love them, but those who do.” ― Michael Gilbert, Perfected Sinfulness It’s 7:45AM and I’m sitting in traffic outside my kid’s school waiting to drop them off. I’m not alone, as backed-up traffic snakes for miles up and down Nolensville rd. Allegedly bus drivers have grown weary of voicing legitimate concerns about staffing and over-crowding that have la
