West Philadelphia
Posted June 21, 2018
After 14 Years of Teaching, I’m Packing Up Room 103 for the Last Time
It’s June. The classroom walls are bare. The grit outlined empty spaces left behind by charts, posters, reading lists and student work jut out starkly…
Posted Oct. 14, 2015
Stop Beating Around the Bush, It’s Time to Talk About the ‘G’ Word
By all accounts, my family and I live in the “hood.” The end of our block empties directly onto West Philadelphia’s 52nd Street. Once known…
