Near Desperation for Reform
Now I know that I am a bit of a hot-blooded alarmist. Quick to fire off emotionally charged diatribes and even quicker to flame tomfoolery where it rears its ugly, almost omnipresent head in public...
View ArticleIt doesn’t take much to lose your edge… assuming you ever had one in the...
I’ve been blogging less this summer. But reading more. Considering how the mathematics of educational logic function (more time reading + less time spent socially networking = greater intelligence),...
View ArticleI will never not be published again.
I will never be not published again. That may seem obvious to people reading this right now because I am on the doorstep of having my 11th and 12th publishing project hit the shelves in 2011 and the...
View ArticleIs Natalie Munroe tellin’ it like it is, violating the sprit of the teaching...
There’s a teacher in Pennsylvania name Natalie Munroe who has started a bit of a firestorm with her blog posts that certainly take the kids in her school to task. (And the parents, as well.) Here’s a...
View ArticleGreed hiding behind a “we ought to help the little kiddies” propaganda.
Wow, we might not have a football season. Crazy huh? But when’s there’s 9 BILLION DOLLARS on the line then, hey, people get greedy and all kinds of underhanded, detrimental events that might harm the...
View ArticleWhen I was a first time author
The IRA Annual convention is in Orlando this week and I’ll be there on Tuesday and Wednesday. I love IRA, I think the convention is always filled with so many great people who really have so much to...
View ArticleThe Fresh Hurt: The Pain of the Hero (next part)
The fresh hurt is the catalyst that sets the story in motion. See, often people will endure small, uncomfortable pain in their modern life because change is hard, challenging, and confrontational....
View ArticleBest line in a fan letter to me ever: “You don’t look Mexican in your...
I got the letter below from a very cool, smart and thoughtful fan of one of my books the other day. And being that I am off to Texas next week to go work with some teachers and kids who … Continue...
View ArticleRevealing my intimate secrets
5 Things You Should Know About Alan Sitomer 1. Like a dog, he pees with one leg up. 2. He’s a teacher, he’s an author, he likes to read and he likes school (which means he’s a NERD to the third...
View ArticleStudent assemblies and encouraging dreamers
The other day I wrote a blog which began with the line, “When I enter the schools of other teachers wearing my hat of “YA author” to do student assemblies, I am treated to a rare vantage point.” First...
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