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No Such Thing as Grown Up Teachers: The Herdmans 4-1 by Gary Cains

Mr. Caines, my former high school teacher, has been a great inspiration in my teaching career, and looking back, most likely one of the first “Non-Grown Ups” I encountered. He is and was a truly great teacher and I learned a lot about teaching, feminism, treating people fairly and equally, and having fun-just from being his student. I am so happy to live in a word where there are more people who…

Runaway Sheep and Straying Shepherds

Wandering lambs… Shepherds in bathrobes with belts… A petrified young Joseph, and a serious Mary holding an ugly baby-doll… Three wise-men sporting amazing tape-on beards… Little angels in white chiffon wearing tilted halos…

I love the Children’s productions at church during the Christmas season. You can’t help but smile, and when they go off script, well…that is the best part.

While parents…

Text from friend who works for local media outlet:   "I just heard an ambulance say they are on their way to theatre.  Everything alright?" My reply: "Um, as far as I know... but the Herdmans are on stage..."