I'm a teacher. I've always been a teacher. I remember teaching neighborhood kids how to play softball. I've worked with kids from preschool through high school in camps, recreation programs, schools, residential programs,and church. I've worked with children who are nonhandicapped, autistic, ...you name it. A lot of the time, I worked directly with kids, but much of my career was spent in teaching others how to work with children. However, it's always been about teaching. Whe

Yesterday, I had a comment from a friend on a post I had shared that suggested we should all just get along and stop "fanning the flames" with political comments and posts. I've seen quite a few comments like this in social media, as well as in conversations I've had. I attempted to state how I feel this administration is different from previous ones, but I didn't make much headway. Let me try to address this issue here. I've been voting for around fifty years and was interes