by KP | Jan 30, 2016 | Ceramics, Education, Journalism
My phone rings at quarter to midnight. I don’t have the sort of life in which anyone ever calls me so late, especially on a school night.  I am jolted out of sleep, expecting a nightmare of something-gone-wrong. But when I see who is calling, I smile my way to...
by KP | Nov 30, 2015 | Education, Journalism, Social Issues
When I became aware of anything besides my laptop screen, the first thing I noticed was that my hands were shaking. I suppose my fingers had been steady enough for keystrokes, letters into words into sentences. But my trembling hands symbolized how unsure I felt that...
by KP | Jun 11, 2014 | Education, Journalism, Social Issues
This past weekend, a school colleague challenged me to ‘get a selfie with the president.’ As I watched President Obama leave the State Room where he had just spent the last hour talking with about a hundred of us about education, I heard one young woman in...
by KP | Aug 20, 2013 | Education, Journalism
The student stared blankly at our guest presenter, struggling to answer her question about a story that appeared in a recent issue of our school newspaper. “Should have read the article, Mike,” jabbed Dan, a rising senior. “He tried, but the lede was...
by KP | Nov 5, 2012 | Education, Journalism
While I was driving back across the state this evening, I listened to this Moth story by comedian Anthony Griffith, and it just about broke my heart.  In the story, Griffith gets a coveted comedy spot on The Tonight Show – just as his toddler daughter is...
