Teacher Tom

I must have been five or six when I decided I wanted a wristwatch. I was fascinated by my father's watch with its beauti...

The kids had queued up to take turns on our impromptu "diving board ." As they waited, they talked. "I've...

I picked up a small stone and performed some slight-of-hand for the children. I then handed the stone to a girl, saying, &qu...

I'm not the boss  of these people I teach. I don't have the right, or even the ability, to tell them what to do. I a...

I wish we could all tell the truth about teaching, that it's really the simplest, most natural thing in the world. I wis...

It was born as a whicker picnic basket complete with plates, cups and cutlery, but was converted a decade ago into the conta...

Stella in conversation with grass people The man in a Navajo print poncho asked me, "Do you ever talk to your dog?"...