julie

December 16, 2018

Creating space

School offices are busy spaces.  A lot can be happening at once in a small space: computers humming, phones ringing, a parent visiting to get information or […]
October 10, 2018

The monk of Chinatown

A few months ago, I visited my brother in Boulder Creek, California.  We took a day trip to San Francisco and spent time wandering around.  At […]
August 10, 2018

Is it June yet?

“Is it June yet?” These were the first words I heard when I started teaching middle school English in Brooklyn in 2000. One of my colleagues, […]
February 2, 2018

Being “fed” by Twitter

I signed up for Twitter about six years ago, in 2012.  I opened it a couple of times, was intimidated and didn’t know where to start, […]