We put a lot of thought into naming people, and then everyone around them starts making adjustments. Some nicknames are sweet. Some are ridiculous. And some stick for decades.
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Craks, bams, dragons, jokers, a Charleston—and one unexpected win. Apparently, I play mah-jongg now.
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After 25 years in education, I've discovered that the most valuable teaching lessons aren't found in textbooks or college courses—they're learned in the faculty workroom, beside the copier, over lunch, and in conversations with veteran teachers. Here are 50 pieces of practical wisdom I wish someone had shared with me before my first day in the classroom.
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As I looked around, I realized how different this playground was from the ones I took my own children to in the early 1990s—and even more different from the parks I grew up with in the 1970s.
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We all know whom our workplace should call if something happens to us. But does our family know whom they should call?
