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Sep 2, 2022Boomer
Sep 2, 2022I idolize teenage girls. It’s not because they have gorgeous figures or because they are intelligent and lively. It’s not because they have perfect skin or titter when someone accuses them of being older. It’s because they manage to survive, toting teensy-weensy purses. Just my wallet wouldn’t fit in one of those tiny contraptions. I […]
Take a Hike, Pollyanna
Sep 2, 2022Take a Hike, Pollyanna Recently my doctor called to tell me the good news; I have the bones of a seventy-year old woman. I am sixty. I’ve had it! All these years, I have led the good life. I have eaten correctly, exercised several times a week, and been in a monogamous, loving relationship. Clearly […]
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My Purpose Reflections of a Teacher Who Refused To Give Up on Teenagers
Nov 30, 2005I have had the pleasure and honor of getting to know 8,000 teenagers. For the last 32 years, I have awakened each day certain that when I went to work, I had the opportunity to change someone’s life for the better. I am a high school English teacher. Inspiring honors students to love literature and […]
Most teens are great; don’t saddle them with negative stereotypes
Jul 25, 2004Recently I was passing through a line at a clothes store, when a teenage boy ran in to turn in a wallet he had found on the ground by a car. When he walked out, the cashier remarked to me how surprised she was that he had turned it in as “all teenagers steal.” I […]
Most teens are great; don’t saddle them with negative stereotypes
Jul 25, 2004Recently I was passing through a line at a clothes store, when a teenage boy ran in to turn in a wallet he had found on the ground by a car. When he walked out, the cashier remarked to me how surprised she was that he had turned it in as “all teenagers steal.” I […]