Should you consider a Coronavirus Gap Year?
Students born in 2002 are facing TWO WHAMMIES this year. First, they’re graduating high school without the pomp and circumstance that every senior class since WWII has celebrated. You know […]
Happy Teacher Appreciation Week!
I think we all want to thank our teachers for putting our children first. This year during the shelter-in-place orders, teachers nationwide are conducting their classes from their homes while […]
Happy Nurses Appreciation Day!
Thank a nurse today — and every day. They chose this profession to care for all of us and it is a thankless job. Did you know that… 8 out […]
When schools lose revenue, don’t let your kids fall through the cracks
We are just beginning to see the impact of the coronavirus on our education system in the US. In California, we expect to lose about $1,400-$2,000 per student. That’s 15% […]
Time to reinvent life as we know it
While we may feel like we were side swiped by the coronavirus and the disarray that the shelter-in-place order has caused us economically and socially, we should have known better. […]
Delivering masks, shields, and wine to ER staff!
Just returned from Valley Medical Center after delivering our last batch of 3-layered cloth masks, plastic face shields, and bottles of wine. We set up our table at the end […]
How will college classes be taught this fall?
High school seniors have been robbed their senior top-dog activities like formals and proms, and most won’t be able to walk at their high school graduation with their classmates in […]
Plant a tree for Arbor Day!
For Arbor Day – and to support Aidan’s Seeds of Hope project – I am planting 3 Lamb Haas avocado trees today! Since 1872, people have been planting trees on […]
Have we learned anything from 4 centuries of plagues?
History repeats itself. Plagues have wiped out millions of people every 100 years for 4 centuries. That’s why we trust facts and statistics. When we aren’t testing our 350 million […]
How the coronavirus has proven that we can mitigate climate change
The global response to the coronavirus pandemic has shown us that we can change our routines and behavior. One of my students organized “WHEN, NOT IF…” to ask if people […]