The big assignment in my ninth grade English class was to read three books by the same author and to write an essay discussing the similarities and differences across the works. This was overwhelming for my 14 year old self. I loved to read, but to read 3 whole books in the time frame AND […]

“Pride and Prejudice” is one of my all time favorite novels. The Jane Austen, English classic has been made into multiple miniseries and movies. Yes, it is a love story, but it is so much more than that. Austen’s characters grow, owning how their pride was manifested through various prejudices (hence the title), over the […]

When I read the headline and the subsequent article, I said a quick prayer. Surely the 15 year old victim would not be one of the students I had when I taught on the other side of town. After all, there are at least 2-3 other high schools near the crime scenes and that meant […]