Category Archives: letters home

The Bad Ass Teachers Association is converging on Washington DC. Because We want kids to have a chance at childhood We want kids to have a chance to learn in their own way We want to push back standardized testing … Continue reading →

Posted on July 27, 2014 by cthebean | Leave a comment

Hey You Are the Boss of All That Stuff

Posted on June 11, 2014 by cthebean

You Are the Boss. Finding your voice is probably the most important thing you can ever do. Ever. I passed by the old Pacific Oaks campus on my way to the pool this morning. I remembered walking the walk on graduation … Continue reading →

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Six weeks on the road is behind me.  In those weeks I saw tear jerking beauty as well as devastating ugliness. I met all kinds of sizes, shapes, ages and flavors of people. I visited schools. I talked with educators. … Continue reading →

Posted on November 22, 2013 by cthebean | 2 Comments

will be in New Mexico tonight…roaring home

Posted on October 12, 2013 by cthebean | Leave a comment

“Colorful History Documented Mardi Gras Indian S&P Club Cultural Education Center Ronald W. Lewis Director” In the Lower 9th Ward, New Orleans, lives a man whose life is dedicated to preserving a culture that could have been washed away by … Continue reading →

Posted on October 11, 2013 by cthebean | 1 Comment

While sitting at breakfast with my friend, a man at an adjacent table asked us where we were on vacation from because he thought our speech was quite different and knew we were not locals. I told him a little … Continue reading →

Posted on October 11, 2013 by cthebean | Leave a comment

Alabama. An interestingly beautiful place. Along with other areas of the South, it is emblematic of White supremacy at its most brutal. Slavery, lynching, bombing, Ku Klux Klan activities, Jim Crow…segregation… But what is not often understood about the South … Continue reading →

Posted on October 9, 2013 by cthebean | 1 Comment

Alabama morning, October 2013

Posted on October 9, 2013 by cthebean | Leave a comment

Dealing with the “real world”….

Posted on October 6, 2013 by cthebean

rocking chair circle at Highlander Visiting a variety of SOS* schools has uncovered thematic clues to their success…success meaning that they continue to survive in a world that consistently squeezes dreams out of your head, tells you that you are … Continue reading →

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I am trying some gravy this morn as I write to you. I have been testing motel or restaurant breakfast versions and think I will have to continue my quest for perfection. Some gravies are runny…some are so salty and … Continue reading →

Posted on October 5, 2013 by cthebean | Leave a comment