Education
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At College Application Season, A Message to My Son
As you drag yourself to this task whose stakes feel so high, remember your true worth…
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Dispatches from Graduation Day: Elementary School Edition
The youngest is graduating from elementary school today. “I can’t believe it’s over; I spent more than…
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#IWishMyTeacherKnew: Teen Edition
If you’re one of the sage people who avoids Twitter, you may not have seen these…
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Open Letter to Jose Cardenas, One of “McFarland, USA”‘s Real Life Champions
Dear Mr. Cardenas, This past weekend I saw “McFarland, USA,” a movie about one phase of…
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Thankful for: Kids Helping Other People’s Kids
A shout out for kids helping kids – good news in the midst of, you know,…
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News from The “Will Wonders Never Cease?” Department (aka How to Make Jewish Grandmas Kvell)
This just in from The “Will Wonders Never Cease?!” Department. 1. Not only did I not…
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How to Reduce Stress in a Ten Year Old (And What Does He Have to Stress About Anyway?)
What I do know is that he is a kid for whom “unscheduled” is the highest…
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Obama’s Reelection, Prop 30 and Legos
It wasn’t only the candidates who put on turbo-powered overdrive in the last hectic week. My…
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It’s all Greek to me
No Torah Study for me today. After last week’s Jewish Journal article in which I gushed…