If you walk into my daughter's room, you will see that she has amassed quite a collection of books. They are not for decoration. They are for reading. And re-reading. Just look at the spines if you need evidence. Among the bookshelves are her Harry Potter books, tattered from consistent use for over ten years, … Continue reading Douglas High School and the Fight Against Dystopia
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Phineas Luther Logan – Our Newest Addition to the Family
We are adopting a dog. We lost our beloved Boo Radley this past winter and have decided to adopt another dog, preferably one that was rescued, young, and chill enough to be around Malcolm but watch him as if he was a member of the pack. And we found ourselves this fine boy. "Jackson" as … Continue reading Phineas Luther Logan – Our Newest Addition to the Family
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I Just Became a Jamison Crowder Fan. And I Don’t Like Duke At All.
But I respect him as a man devoted to family and I see a lot of him in my own daughter who is the best teacher that my son Malcolm, who shares something with Crowder's little brother, has in life. Take a look. http://www.espn.com/video/clip?id=18312813&sf47433476=1
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Poetry List For My Daughter – List #1
McK, Here’s another one of those posts that I hope you may read when you are older. Hopefully, I will still be around, but if not, then here’s another way for us to acquaint ourselves with each other. Poems. My favorite ones. And why they speak to me, not as a nerdy English teacher, but … Continue reading Poetry List For My Daughter – List #1
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If You Dance With My Daughter, Leave Room for a Very Large Jesus Between You
Not every father gets to spend as much time with his kids as I do with the schedule I have as a teacher. Part of that reason is because my daughter, McK, attends the very school where I teach. She's a full-fledged teenager. Has her friends. Takes classes. Has her friends. Spends time on the … Continue reading If You Dance With My Daughter, Leave Room for a Very Large Jesus Between You
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A Letter to My Daughter – “Your Dad Is a Feminist”
McK, First, I want to let you know that you are the most important woman in my life. Always will be. Maybe society dictates that I should say your mother is the most important woman in my life, but she and I look at you and Malcolm as the most important woman and man in … Continue reading A Letter to My Daughter – “Your Dad Is a Feminist”
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An Unsolicited Book List For My Daughter – In Case She Never Asks
Mck, Your love of reading is one of the most endearing qualities that you possess, not because your father is an English teacher or that your mother is the most voracious reader I know, but because you are curious and allow yourself to listen with your eyes to the words of others. You, your mother, … Continue reading An Unsolicited Book List For My Daughter – In Case She Never Asks
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The McVP – Musings About McKenzie, Malcolm’s Greatest Teacher
I have posted several times about being the parent of a child who happens to have Down Syndrome, but I would be remiss to mention that the most positive influence and his greatest teacher is his older sister, McKenzie. We call her McK. Malcolm calls her MAAAACKKKK! She turned 14 today. And she starts high … Continue reading The McVP – Musings About McKenzie, Malcolm’s Greatest Teacher
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