Selma Movie, Selma Play

Buzz about Oprah Winfrey’s new movie Selma is shining a light on the Selma to Montgomery March. The film, which … More

Would This Guy Pass the New Test?

Am I wrong, or is the title of the nation’s new standardized test grammatically incorrect? Did the benevolent creators of … More

I was recently contacted by a theater company in Maryland which wants to add my adaption of “The Gift of … More

Every so often I get a request from a reader to draft a play based on a specific book: The … More

Students will quickly connect with eight-year old Sheyann Webb. When African-Americans were being denied the right to vote, she became … More

1. Don’t! Ignore that cough. Cancel that meeting. Show up to class with a box of Kleenex and a bottle … More

The use of zombies for the completion of otherwise mundane household chores, not to mention recreational use, is becoming increasingly … More

Many kids begin school already knowing how to read. They haven’t had formal lessons. Their parents haven’t been trained in … More

Admit it. You’re using one of those big fat textbooks to teach reading, one of those monstrosities brought to you … More

I think much of what I know about teaching, about kids, about life itself, I learned from Spanky and Our … More