Monthly Archives: August 2018

antithesis and the facts of life

Posted on August 25, 2018 by Audrey Hill

America is a bi-partisan members only club You count as a fetus but not as a kid. You count as a kid but not as a worker. You count as a young worker but not as an old worker. You … Continue reading →

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Mission Accomplished

Posted on August 20, 2018 by Audrey Hill

At a Teach for America fundraiser,  DFER politician and then Colorado Senator, Mike Johnston, tells a story that will be brief because (he jokes) he doesn’t want to keep his audience from dessert.  He launches into a narrative about a scrappy, young, founding principal … Continue reading →

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For poems apologized for

Posted on August 7, 2018 by Audrey Hill

I have had the grace to be in the right place at the right time. Or maybe, if I reflect back on it, and on poems apologized for in the Nation, I might have to say that I was really just … Continue reading →

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Comment Left

Posted on August 7, 2018 by Audrey Hill

Comment left on a post by a writer named Zachary Wright who wrote a quick little piece for Education Post. Apparently, Wright had a long career in the classroom. He was a teacher of the year… a finalist for something something…. he spent 8 … Continue reading →

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