The View from a Drawbridge

Tag: school

  • I Finally Get It, Ma

    I Finally Get It, Ma

    Nobody knew much about autism when I was a child.

  • Active Shooter Drills: The New Duck and Cover

    When these drills are conducted, the kindergarteners are just terrified.

  • Bully Busters

    They decided to be part of the solution.

  • You Just Can’t Make This Stuff Up.

    This guy is completely whackadoo.

  • Giving Up

    Not every dream you have is going to work out. Not every person you fall for is going to love you back. Sometimes you will make the wrong choices, life will get in the way, or things will be out of your control. That was made abundantly clear the other day when I was unpacking…

  • Standing in My Integrity

    I once stayed in a 16-year relationship because I didn’t want to hurt the guy’s feelings. Like most women, I’ve been trained since childhood to put everyone ahead of myself. And I’m good at it. Too good. Some things never change. I came across this article about a school in Utah where the little girls…

  • Again

    Our children are dying. 18 school shootings so far this year. (But it must be noted that this number is controversial, and depends on one’s definition of a school shooting. Still, I think we can agree that even one is too many.) We are not even through February. What’s the magic number? How many have…

  • False Starts

    I remembered something last night that I hadn’t thought of in years. I went to travel agency school! I had recently gotten my Bachelor’s Degree in Spanish and Latin American Studies, and my Associates in Sociology, and it was becoming increasingly obvious, to my horror, that I was not going to be able to do…

  • Disrespect of Teachers

    Back in 2010 I went back to school to get my third degree. College at 45 is a different experience indeed. My professors were usually my contemporaries, and most of my fellow students seemed like they were from a different planet. I struggled to find common ground with them. I hadn’t had this much contact…

  • Sorry to See You Go

    I’ve pretty much worked or gone to school or both for 46 years now. I’ve met a lot of amazing people that way. Some have become lifelong friends. Some have taught me some pretty profound life lessons. All have shown me the diversity of humanity. It is a shame that not every teacher in one’s…