I have a policy about honesty and ass-kicking, which is, if you ask for it, then I have to let you have it.

It is not enough these days to simply QUESTION AUTHORITY. You have to speak with it, too.

A poem is the perfect place to celebrate imperfection and exult in the ways you fall short of being the person you want to be.

I have a policy about honesty and ass-kicking, which is, if you ask for it, then I have to let you have it.

The best teachers that I had were always the ones I never wanted to disappoint.

The only thing that surprises me is the characterization of teachers as lazy and greedy. Only someone with very little understanding of what teaching requires would say such a thing.

Here, let me break it down for you, so you know what I say is true: Teachers? Teachers make a difference! Now what about you?