Mark’s Remarks

I’ve been on a diet for about two months. I haven’t lost a bunch of weight, but I’ve changed my eating habits and my water intake.  However, my plan was…

When kids get into my class, I don’t allow them to raise their hands while I’m talking. When their hands go up, they stop listening, and I try to teach…

I was asked by my daughter why people lie.  It really surprised me that a 9-year-old would ask such a question.  You may guess why she asked, considering the main…

As you read this, it is most likely the week or day when our country is on the edge of its seat.  So many people so divided, all hoping for…

I think perhaps the greatest form of torture I can come up with would be to replace a kitchen faucet some 20 years or so after the first one was…

One would think that the title of my column would have something to do with the Halloween season, yet I’m not talking about anything related to that day in October.…

It’s wild to think that in a day and age like this one, loneliness is more pronounced than it has ever been. Even though you can pick up your phone…

Readers, I am shocked and scandalized by the behavior I have just witnessed from one Miss Barbara Billingsley.  Remember her? She was Beaver’s mother.  As American as they come. Wore…

I promise this is my last column about remote learning.  As I write this column, teachers are practically giddy (my male colleagues will appreciate that adjective) about our students coming…

Teachers have never been fans of remote learning. We want our students in school. We miss them.  We want things to return to normal.  Although many in the general public…