Although severe, my principal modeled attention to detail — a skill I needed to survive a career To read "Kenneth Voss: The Letter (part 1)," please click here. MR. VOSS WAS an object of speculation and fascination to the students and … [Read more...] about Kenneth Voss: The Letter (part 2)
“Moonlight Sonata”: Learning to Be Still
I SUSPECT EACH of us is allotted a certain amount of transcendence; those moments when the veil is thin, when the Eternal offers her hand — gloved, sublime — and draws us up to observe the dance of the cosmos through the screen of heaven. I have … [Read more...] about “Moonlight Sonata”: Learning to Be Still
Bethany & Sharon: When a student schools the Master
IT’S HARD TO admit you’re wrong. It’s especially difficult when the person criticizing you — someone you’re sure knows far less than you — doesn’t merit your respect. Like an annoying high school student. Yet some of my most powerful lessons … [Read more...] about Bethany & Sharon: When a student schools the Master
Sooki: “More than a pet lost”
This week, Steven Denlinger is leading his high school journalism team to NSPA’s Spring Convention in San Francisco. In his place, senior editor Kara Fohner offers a Guest Column previously published in The Lenoir News-Topic. EVERY TIME I walk … [Read more...] about Sooki: “More than a pet lost”
Alice Aspen March: The right kind of attention
I'M IN THE middle of the Pennsylvania countryside, not far from Lancaster. It’s July, and fields of bright green corn line the winding roads. My grandfather has finally died at the age of 96, and I’m driving to his funeral to honor him. I’m … [Read more...] about Alice Aspen March: The right kind of attention
Dave Schlabach: The Gift of Grit
BECOMING A BRICKLAYER wasn’t a sure thing in my family. When I reflect on my teen years, I’m surprised it ever happened. In fact, the only reason it happened is Dave Schlabach. Let me remind you of my size back then— just in case you don’t … [Read more...] about Dave Schlabach: The Gift of Grit
