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June Cleaver’s Dark Side | Mark’s Remarks
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…
Why it doesn’t work | Mark’s Remarks
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…
The Glorias | Movie Review
One would think that a biopic about equal rights trailblazer and no-nonsense icon Gloria Steinem would be your standard, politically charged fare. However, “The Glorias,” based on Steinem’s 2015 autobiography “My…
Why don’t you…? | Mark’s Remarks
My column last week was requested by a few people. You see, some were genuinely interested. Many wondered why teachers, administrators and indeed most school employees were talking about what…
Kajillionaire | Movie Review
During the opening scene of Miranda July’s new movie “Kajillionaire,” words like eccentric, unconventional and even weird come to mind. But keep watching. As with 2005’s “Me and You and…
What’s so hard about it? | Mark’s Remarks
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…
Hocus Pocus, everybody focus | The Happy + Healthy Life
The other day, I was sitting at my desk and in between my computer there were stacks of books, piles of papers, two coffee cups and a water glass. I…
Spoiling is what I do | Mark’s Remarks
Michelle traveled to Florida with a friend last week, and since school had started and everyone was caught up in the madness that is school right now, we called in…