A Fragile Facade

“The moment you doubt whether you can fly, you cease for ever to be able to do it.” J M Barrie It's 00:32, and I'm starting to settle down for the night. And my phone buzzes. And I see that it is Aman. One of my most mischievous and outgoing students. I couldn't resist. I…

Connections in strange places

“We cannot live only for ourselves. A thousand fibers connect us with our fellow men; and among those fibers, as sympathetic threads, our actions run as causes, and they come back to us as effects.” Herman Melville So this is a non-school related post, but it tells of a happy but trivial incident from this…

the joys of playtime

My kids love playtime. They will do anything to get playtime. Sit perfectly still, do all their work, whatever. But you know what, I think I love playtime more. It gives me a chance to talk to some of my kids one on one, and those are the interactions that I think are truly meaningful.…