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DOORWAY TO LEARNING

Thursday Doors Jamaica High School Entry to the College Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com From the media library of Marilyn Armstrong.

TURNING SUCCESS INTO FAILURE – Rich Paschall

Thinking Small, Rich Paschall Some organizations think big and do big.  You may know such organizations.  You may wonder how they accomplish so much.  How can a social service agency, school, church, or park district pull off grand events with a small budget and a small staff?  Yet, there are quite a number that do … Continue reading TURNING SUCCESS INTO FAILURE – Rich Paschall

LOSING OUR LEGACY – Rich Paschall

Traditions, RICH PASCHALL A fiddler on the roof. Sounds crazy, no? The strength of many schools, churches and community organizations lies in its rituals and traditions.  They provide a constancy that is reassuring to students, members, and alumni.  While traditions may seem a bit crazy to some, to most they are cherished as part of … Continue reading LOSING OUR LEGACY – Rich Paschall

IT TAKES A VILLAGE – BY ELLIN CURLEY

In an effort to improve public education, many mayors, including New York City Mayor Di Blasio, have converted inner-city schools into “community schools.” This is the first time I’ve heard about community schools and now I feel much better about the future of education in the U.S. A community school, according to an August 7, … Continue reading IT TAKES A VILLAGE – BY ELLIN CURLEY

STUPID IS AS STUPID DOES

The Elephant in the Room, by Rich Paschall Let's talk about it, shall we?  I am referring to the elephant.  No, not a Ringling Brothers elephant.  That matter has been resolved to almost everyone's satisfaction.  I say "almost" because there are some who object to the choice of land where the elephants may roam free, … Continue reading STUPID IS AS STUPID DOES

TURNING SUCCESS INTO FAILURE

Thinking Small, Rich Paschall Some organizations think big and do big.  You may know such organizations.  You may wonder how they accomplish so much.  How can a social service agency, school, church, or park district pull off grand events with a small budget and a small staff?  Yet, there are quite a number that do … Continue reading TURNING SUCCESS INTO FAILURE

LOSING OUR LEGACY

Traditions, Rich Paschall, Sunday Night Blog A fiddler on the roof. Sounds crazy, no? The strength of many schools, churches and community organizations lies in its rituals and traditions.  They provide a constancy that is reassuring to students, members, alumni.  While traditions may seem a bit crazy to some, to most they are cherished as … Continue reading LOSING OUR LEGACY

A COMING OUT STORY

A few years ago at this time a Facebook status, some stories in the news and a number of You Tube videos on "coming out" compelled me to write on a topic I might have otherwise avoided.  As you will see below, I could not find a dramatic You Tube video at the time on the … Continue reading A COMING OUT STORY

A coming out story

Being a different kind of kid in America is hard. And this is a good post about it.

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Last year at this time a facebook status, some stories in the news and a number of You Tube videos on “coming out” compelled me to write on a topic I might have otherwise avoided.  As you will see below, I could not find a dramatic You Tube video at the time on the harrowing coming out story to which I referred.  I subsequently found it and posted it in a follow-up article.  I have linked it to Angel‘s name here if you would like to see it.  It is a tough 12 minutes.

Despite everything that has been in the news lately, I thought I would shy away from this topic. It is often a political hot potato fraught with emotional arguments that have little to do with rational thinking. There seemed no reason to be another voice among the already countless raised voices. Then I caught a…

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