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Confessions from the Couch

My adventures as a young urban teacher

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Education and the new generation

So, it’s 2:30 in the morning and earlier I was not ready to go to bed. I turned on HBO and watched a documentary about Frederick Douglass High School in Baltimore, MD. Basically, the film describe the school plight in complying with NCLB. I watch Read More...

I wouldn’t want to be anything else

So, when I got up this morning and turned on the news, I was filled with excitement! According to the news, Barak Obama will be the nominee of the Democratic party in the 2008 Presidential Election. I wasn’t excited because I think he should be Read More...

Why, Why, Why

Well, Margaret asked the first question. . . . What made you decide to become a teacher? Honestly, Margaret, I think it was my destiny or calling to be a teacher. When I look back on my childhood, I played “school” until stopped playing with Read More...