Years ago, in a galaxy far, far away, an innocent, enthusiastic girl was offered the choice of 3 different futures. One, at Grosse Pointe, teaching bored young rich kids–a John Hughes-vision of “real life.” Two, at Shawnee, teaching faux-rich kids; Third, reincarnating Dorothy Day and bringing culture home to her alma mater. If Doc Brown dangled the keys of the
Read moreMy topic is simple: school uniforms–or campus wear, for the politically precise in my audience. As they are currently defined and implemented in my district, I don’t believe in them. This year, because I am no longer in the classroom, I can conveniently not deal with the massive percentage of non-complying students. And is that the coward’s way out? Maybe.
Read moreThis is the letter I sent to my superintendent in 2006 protesting the edict that teachers could not wear jeans. It started quite a firestorm of emails, but I still don’t wear jeans. I still have an attitude about it, too. Every once in a while, I feel strongly enough about an issue that I have to at least register
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The Wave Returns 