If you would look up the word “caretaker” in the dictionary, one of the definitions would read: “one who gives physical or emotional care and support.” Synonyms include: custodian, guardian, janitor, keeper, warden, and watchman. The definition seems to be short and to the point. The synonyms may, at times,…
Another Day, Another Challenge By Marjorie Strebe, Guest Blogger Preparing for Michelle’s first day at a new school, I attempted to inform the staff how my little first grader faked illness or injury for attention, but they cut me off. “Mrs. Strebe, how many children…
I spent 28.43 years in a large urban school district. During that time I worked with every age of student from 3-21, students with every disability (deaf, hard-of-hearing, autistic, deaf-blind, emotionally disturbed children, cognitive delays) as well as students with no disability other than a simple articulation problem.
The guest blog is written by Maralyn Dettmann. As a child in a one room country school, I would make small newpapers to amuse myself. We moved a lot and in each new place, I would join the school newspaper staff and, if they did not have one, would find…
The bright holiday lights of the Christmas season did not shine for 27 minutes in Oak Lawn, Illinois starting at seven o’clock on December 27, 2012. All over the city, residents unplugged their Christmas tree lights and other lawn decorations. Block after block of darkness wrapped the city with…
A hero? Not by any veteran’s defintion of the word. Like most veterans, Air Force Captain Earl Morse would say, “The heroes never came home.” But to 40,000 WWII veterans and their families, Eral Morse, president and founder of Honor Flight Network, deserves the title. When the World War II…
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