I think I've become more like my mom just because of what we're both interested in, children and teaching and writing.

A lot of my colleagues at school became great friends of mine.

I had always loved to write and my mom was my editor for my school papers.

Kids are so dynamic; if you're tired and you walk into a roomful of kids, your energy is brought up to their level.

I don't think of myself as a policy expert. I think education is the most important thing.

My first cat was named Cowboy, after the Dallas Cowboys.

Luckily I've had a lot of great friends that I've had for a long time.