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Honoring the Mensch - Giving Flowers to the "Uncles" of my Village
By Joey McDermott - “Your father is such a putz ,” a Yiddish phrase I learned from Ronald, a non-practicing Jew. Ronald was the only...
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Jul 237 min read


"Bet I Go D-1!": Da Teacher Honors Crane's Tony Allen and His Jersey Retirement
Kobe, KD and Steph all respected TA By Joey McDermott AKA Da Teacher It was the summer of 2004 and I was out with friends. A late night...
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Feb 286 min read


Teenagers Claim to be 'Grown' but still act like kids - What it means to be grown
When did you know you were grown? As a high school teacher, teenagers often told me, “Who are you to tell me what I can't do? - I’m grown...
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Jan 134 min read


Union Democracy and The Free Exchange of Ideas: An Open Letter to the CTU Executive Board from a Dissident
Dear Executive Board Member If you read my March blog , “ They Can Ban Me...But They Can't Kill Union Democracy ! ” I told you that...
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Nov 26, 20245 min read
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