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Hello, The very first cassette tape I ever bought was Belinda Carlisle’s Heaven Is a Place on Earth. I could still probably sing along...

Hello, As I wrote about in last week’s Lyon’s Letter, “I Joined a Band,” Nolan surprised us when he revealed that he not only joined a...

Hello, A couple of months ago, I was sitting in my living room and my son, Nolan, told me he had a surprise for me. “Really? Okay.” “I...

Hello, When I was a child, let’s say eight or nine maybe, somehow I watched the movie Nightmare on Elm Street. My guess is I was at my...

Hello, Last week, I was in a professional development session linked to the book, The Leader’s Guide to Unconscious Bias by Fuller,...

Hello, I’m sure you’ve looked at an optical illusion where there were two images and you only saw one. No matter how much you squinted...

Hello, Every month I reserve one day for teachers to sign-up to have me come to their classroom to do whatever they want. I’ve run...

Hello, Alice Keeler (mom of 5, high school math teacher, author, keynote speaker/teacher trainer, and Founder of #coffeeEDU) and I are...

Hello, I want to share a video with you this week. The video is less than 90 seconds. Please be sure to watch it before you read any...

Hello, In November, a friend told me about this foot peel mask she tried. She put these baggies on her feet, wore them for an hour while...

Hello, In last week’s Letter, Driving Through Dips, I wrote about the challenge of going from being successful with something familiar to...

Hello, This past year, my oldest, Nolan, turned sixteen. Like many people his age, after only a few driving lessons, Nolan started...

Hello, This weekend, I was able to spend some time with my Uncle Elliott and Aunt Nancy as well as my cousin Lisa, her husband Scott, and...

Hello, Last week I watched part of the People's Choice Awards and caught Lizzo's acceptance of the "People's Champion Award." If you're...

Hello, Bad Bosses Have you seen the television show, Abbott Elementary? It’s a comedy about people working at a fictional elementary...

Hello, In case you think 2022 has been the worst year ever, there is good news. Dr. Miles Pattenden, a Senior Research Fellow in...

Hello, Last week I had the great fortune of sitting in on training with Dana Britt and Collin Thompson, consultants with Education...

In order to make what I’m about to say a little less identifiable, I’m not going to say which of my children is connected to what I’m...

Hello, Once upon a time, there was a mom and a baby boy. Every night they had a routine. Bath. Book. Bed. She rocked him and read to...

Hello, Nearly a decade ago when Nolan was seven and Lilia was five, they were innocently playing Minecraft. It was a rare occasion where...