Prices & Values: Education Begins at Home

In 1892, British playwright Oscar Wilde wrote, “The cynic knows the price of everything and the value of nothing.” A Continue reading →

Blooms in Winter-Food for Thought!

Cold Winter has come to visit Martha’s Garden grass dead and trees bare but the Loquat tree still blooms- a green Continue reading →

As the End of the School Year Approaches

The end of the school year also marks the end of bilingual education for my fifth-grade students. With the prospect Continue reading →

My Momma, Martha and Her Gardens

As I was growing up in the “winter garden” that is the Rio Grande Valley in deep South Texas, my Continue reading →

“The 50’s are the New 30’s?” – Life…is just a walk in the park.

Rheudasil Park   “The ‘Fifties’ are the new ‘Thirties’” – Yesterday, as I was getting ready to take one of Continue reading →

Transitions in Education

Education is in a period of transition. Because of budget cuts, it will be up to us as teachers and Continue reading →

A Parable About Class Size

A Parable About Class Size.

Prices and Values: Making Our Children “People of Worth”… in the Age of Technology

In 1892, British playwright Oscar Wilde wrote, “The cynic knows the price of everything and the value of nothing.” A Continue reading →