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You must go at it with monastic obsession…
John E. Smith @ strategiclearner is a frequent inspiration stop for me. Here’s another one of John’s great shares. Henry Rollins speaks to college students in this clip however I believe his remarks...
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Cat’s left the cradle
He returned home for Thanksgiving. My strapping 6′ 3” son walked into the waiting area. He had grown. Looking down on his Dad from a higher elevation. Adorned with knee length gym shorts. (47F...
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A Message to Mom
“Mom, this might be my last chance to tell you I love you.”- A text from a high school student who was aboard the ferry that capsized yesterday off South Korea’s southern coast. Four passengers were...
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Our hearts beat faster
The collegiate alumni chairperson of Rachel’s sorority asked the parents of graduating seniors to write a letter to their daughter, which was read out loud to them by their little sister at the...
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The most impressive students I had over my 30 years of teaching were…
…The most impressive students I had over my 30 years of university teaching were those I encountered when I first began, in the early 1970s, who almost all turned out to have been put through Catholic...
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Riding Metro-North. With our Kids.
It’s 5:25 am. A dark, windless morning. 14° F. I’m stepping quickly in my 1/2 mile walk to the station. Suit. Top Coat. Gloves. Black lace-ups. No boots. Fear of: Black ice + Tumble = Face plant. My...
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Cat’s Left the Cradle 2
WEDNESDAY. 9:30 PM. Medium: FaceTime. 600 miles away, Son sits in his dorm room. (Technology. A Miracle) Eric: Hi Dad. Dad: Hi Eric. Dad: When’s your interview? Eric: Friday at 8 am. Dad adjusts his...
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MMM*: Their hope is so bright I can almost see it.
My students still don’t know what they will never be. Their hope is so bright I can almost see it. I used to value the truth of whether this student or that one would achieve the desired thing. I...
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She’s 15.
The Magic of a Train To the Editor: Re “Our Trouble With Trains,” by Richard White (Op-Ed, May 19): I love trains. I live in the suburbs of Chicago, and I ride the commuter train to and from my high...
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Riding Metro-North. Day 1 for (My) Workin’ Man.
Thursday morning. We’re on the 8:01 a.m. train to Grand Central. Eric is seated across from me. His head is leaning against the window. His eyes are closed. His body is swaying with the slow turns of...
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