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Racially Integrated Schools
I’m embarrassed to say that I just now got around to listening to the This American Life episodes about the importance of racially integrating our schools called, “The Problem We All Live with” (Part One and Part Two).Here’s the synopsis:Right now, all sorts of people are trying to rethink and reinvent
education, to get poor minority kids performing as well as white kids.
But there’s one thing nobody tries anymore, despite lots of evidence
that it works: desegregation. Nikole Hannah-Jones looks at a district
that, not long ago, accidentally launched a desegregation program. First
of a two-part series.I started my career working with nearly 100%… Read More -
Getting Back on Track with Our Finances
Matt and I spent a very long time monitoring every last penny that we had and how we spent it. There was a time when I was on maternity leave and a time when I was only working part-time, so that I could volunteer to get Montessori For All up and running. We were also trying to send Henry to Montessori school and save up money to build a house. It was a stressful period. Once we got through it, we both had full-time jobs, our mortgage was just a little more than our rent, and both our children were at a public school.
Now that we have more… Read More -
Where I Am Versus Where I Want to Be
My brain is trained to focus on outcomes. When I step back and focus on the outputs, here’s what I notice about my life right now:
- I’m tired all the time.
- My clothes aren’t fitting well.
- I’m having trouble mustering up motivation.
With those outputs on the table, my mind then goes to the inputs. What am I doing (or not doing) that is contributing to those outcomes?- I’m addicted to a TV show. While a little bit of TV can help me relax, a lot of TV makes me feel lethargic, passive, de-motivated, and tired (in part because I let myself go to bed too late to fit
