Here’s a good interview with Mr. David Lawrence, principal out at Thurgood Marshall HS in Dayton where I did my student teaching this past fall. For what my opinion is worth, I was impressed with the job he and his team are doing out there. I had hoped to be teaching there, but logistics didn’t work out that way. Regardless, I think that Mr. Lawrence will overcome the challenges that face him and his students provided they are given the chance.
Dayton Public Schools untold stories: Thurgood Marshall HS
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by Jay Winik. An excellent book! Good history writing must strike a balance between fact and narrative, and Winik achieves that balance.
is the first in a trilogy by Suzanne Collins that was recently featured at the 
, on the shelf, and the final book, 
, is due out this August.
until now. It is a simple story that can be read in an afternoon but not digested in a lifetime. There really isn’t much that can be said. One thought I had: Any understanding of God must, somehow, account honestly for this story.
by the tastefully named Gregg Easterbrook, whom I first encountered through his ESPN.com football column, 
