The first time I walked onto the campus of Ambleside School of Ocala (ASO), I knew very little about the school. I enjoyed the morning assembly and the quiet beauty of the stone courtyard surrounded by picturesque windows and blooming flowers. After that short time on campus, I could sense that I was walking out […]
A Letter to my Former Students
“It feels like just yesterday as a Kindergarten teacher I overheard a student as he leaned over to whisper to his neighbor; ‘Are teachers human?’ The friend replied, ‘Yes, I think so, they have babies.’ I hope by now you are convinced that we are indeed human! In all my human-ness, I’ve been growing up […]
A Day of Remembrance
At the end of World War I, the most destructive, and far-reaching war in human history at that time, President Wilson proclaimed November 11 as the first commemoration of Armistice Day. After a war with a total number of 40 million casualties, many would be at a loss for words, but Wilson declared to the […]