Tag Archives: Joshua

School Choice: The Virtues of Public Schools

As both a parent and a teacher, I’m sometimes used as a sounding board for friends trying to make educational…

Welcoming a Baby with a World Series Win

I’m not a sports fan. At all. Yet my memories of my second daughter’s birth are intertwined with a big…

Summer’s End: On Teaching and Family

My occupation is that of a high school teacher. To properly explain how that fits into my life as a…

The Mythology of Having it All

Keeping my 5-year-old company while I work. Can women really have it all? This question is a recent media obsession,…

The Stay-At-Home Parent: Financial Considerations

The biggest and most important decision faced by any parent or parents of young children is the question of child…