If you make the correct decisions, you can sit back, relax, and really enjoy the rest of your life. Most people have never had the experience of winning the lottery and probably never will. Millions refuse to buy a lottery ticket, and their chances of winning, of course, are nil. Millions of others buy tickets every […]

This concept is too real for me at the moment… For years I’ve always considered myself as someone who can handle anything and do it gracefully. However, this school year has me doubting myself. I knew ahead of time that my schedule would be crazy and intense but I thought just like in the past that […]

e·lu·sive Adjective: Difficult to find, catch, or achieve. Difficult to remember or recall. When I heard the word elusive, I automatically think of  something out of my grasp. Something far fetched or difficult to obtain. Although some of my goals seem harder than others, I feel that no realistic goal is unattainable. Knowing ahead of time the criteria of […]

Nowadays the universal language, commonly used by all is the language and usage of technology. Despite one’s background or demographic, students gravitate and understand the medium of technology.  Whether it’s a PowerPoint, or movie, or an application on an iPad or iPhone, students find learning more attainable and understandable through the use of technology. Although […]

Growing up, I went to several schools. My parents divorced and remarried and I went from town to town, making new friends and losing old ones. It wasn’t until I finally moved to Valley Stream when I felt at home. Although I didn’t know anyone, I was excited to finally have a place to call […]

Let me preface my idea with a personal experience as a way to further elaborate the basis of the book… As a six-year-old in a new school, I felt like an outcast. Not because I didn’t know anyone but because I was unable to fully understand everything that was going on around me. I spent […]

Have you heard of these? YES, and if you haven’t, you should familiarize yourself with it. Especially, if you are a teacher or wish to become one. What do you know? What should teachers know? These Common Core Standards will be a critical first step to bring about real and meaningful transformation of our education system to benefit all […]

This is a powerful question most of us ask ourselves at some point in life. What is it that I should do with my life? What is my purpose in life, my passion? What gives us our drive and will power to push forward?               Passion is an emotion that […]

This was written to me, four years ago on the day of my father ’s funeral, by a teacher I had in high school years prior. “In the coming months there will be a flood of emotions that you will and should feel (whether you like it or not). There is the heartbreaking pain of this loss […]