Pedal across Nevada and you have plenty of time to think.  This summer I took a solo bicycle trip across the United States to raise ...

I'VE BEEN BITCHING too much lately about strange legislation coming out of Columbus, the work of the Ohio General Assembly. So I thi...

Yeah:  We can all agree with that. Yesterday the Viall household got a slick political brochure in the mail, supporting a "yes...

Coming to a school near you. THANKS TO EVERYONE who responded to yesterday's post, "Aesop's Gym." I'll provide th...

Trust me, you don't want to get supporters of Senate Bill 5 mad.  If you do, and they run out of logical points to make, they start ca...

I’VE BEEN HAVING AN ONLINE DEBATE with a Tea Party supporter, focused on the effect on schools of standardized testing. I think it’s goin...

WHAT CAN GOVERNOR JOHN KASICH be thinking today? His approval rating is in the drink. More than 1.3 million Ohioans have signed petitions t...

WHY AM I NOT SURPRISED our good Governor Kasich sends his children to a Christian school? Why am I not surprised he doesn’t know what it’...

I thought updating this post might still make a bit of sense and interest teachers. At my old school we organized a visit of veterans every...