Cindy Bruchman
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Tag: philosophy
IMO: Platitudes for Happiness
Aim for the moon. If you miss, you may hit a star. W. Clement Stone. As a high school teacher, what’s typical of most schools are the inspirational posters hanging on every wall, every door. Something for students to think about as they walk…
Martha’s Gift
Last year, Martha was giddy to see us. We stopped in her room and gave her a present, a fuzzy cardigan, size small. Kathy, the activities director at the Haven Nursing Home, had organized the resident wish list, and my high school students who…
“For my ally is the Force” – Yoda
This year, I am assigned to teach World History to 120 shiny, freshman fourteen year-olds. Imagine my dismay when I polled my classes and most all of them had not seen any Star Wars? I’m still reeling five years ago when I conducted a…
Today I’m happy.
Book 3: Set in 1942, two Jewish sisters from Minneapolis end up in the Philippines. One becomes a POW nurse. The other is a spy.
Just because you’re paranoid doesn’t mean they aren’t after you.
Join us all on the thirteenth.
West Side Story. Best Film Ever? No, but darn close.
