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Doreen Lwanga
Jan 27, 20154 min read
Is It True There is a Place For Everyone?
While visiting New York City recently, a thought crossed my mind, “Is It True That There is a Place For Everyone?” The City for [not]...
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Doreen Lwanga
Jan 18, 20155 min read
We All Have Prejudices, We just Don’t Admit or Know It!
Recently during my son’s Tae-Kwon-Do class, I had a conversation with the other Tae-Kwon mom. Only my son and his kid showed up for...
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Doreen Lwanga
Jan 13, 20154 min read
Does Anybody Really Care about Teacher’s Welfare…?
The plaintiff, under the umbrella of Students Matter had the strong backing of David Welch, a 53-year old Silicon valley businessman...
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Doreen Lwanga
Jan 11, 20154 min read
What do you mean the gunmen @CharlieHebdo Are Not Muslims?
Whenever a vengeful attack by a group identified as Muslims occurs, the world very quickly reverberates into “Good Muslim v Bad...
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Doreen Lwanga
Jan 8, 20155 min read
Perhaps Freedom of Expression is Indefensible, sometimes…?!
Perhaps, the right not be gagged is the most inalienable human right, expressed by every being from the time they are born. Mothers,...
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Doreen Lwanga
Jan 5, 20154 min read
I Never Signed Up to do “Men’s Work….but…
Perhaps, those who know me maybe surprised that I am making genderized statements. After all, I am that kind of girl often pigeon-holed...
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Doreen Lwanga
Jan 4, 20152 min read
New Year Resolutions from A Mother to A Wimpy Child
I have heard people claiming that making New Year Resolutions is so cliché! Everyone goes on to breaks their resolutions, so why bother?...
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Doreen Lwanga
Dec 31, 20144 min read
This and That of 2014
Facebook shared its review of my year 2014, though I did not endorse it. Nothing against FB’s compilation about me. In fact, it A little...
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Doreen Lwanga
Dec 26, 20144 min read
Lost In Translation…Between Santa and Religion…
I am revisiting the discussion about parents celebrating with their children, or is it children celebrating with their parents, or...
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Doreen Lwanga
Dec 26, 20146 min read
Dear Parents, Your Kids Celebrations Are Not About You…!
I typically do not write about family affairs. I have a self-censored rule that “I shall NOT wash my family dirty linen in public. Even...
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Doreen Lwanga
Dec 25, 20144 min read
Kids are Cultural “Whores”: Wait, can you say the “W” with Kids…?
It is amazing how quickly kids switch cultural identify. Well, if like me, you believe that “language is culture”, that’s what I am...
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Doreen Lwanga
Nov 24, 20144 min read
Different shades of Special Needs
“There is no one student who is similar to the other. And no one student behaves the same everyday,” so she said to me. I cannot agree...
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Doreen Lwanga
Nov 21, 20145 min read
Special Ed Teachers Have Special Needs Too!
How does a teacher manage a student with special needs? How does a teacher stabilize student with emotional and behavioral needs? How...
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Doreen Lwanga
Nov 14, 20145 min read
Learning about Veterans Day from my sixth grader
I cannot recall the last time I went to church, so the order of events at my neighborhood celebration of Veterans Day 2014 caught me off...
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Doreen Lwanga
Oct 30, 20143 min read
Re-testing my Mental Stamina
I am re-experimenting with my mental stamina. I am sure you are surprised that I say, “I am re-testing my mental stamina!” Especially if...
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Doreen Lwanga
Oct 27, 20144 min read
Know the One You’re With
Taking a break from my predominant running theme about “Education”, I chose to blog about relationships. Recent events have prompted me...
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Doreen Lwanga
Oct 21, 20144 min read
When “Study Hard and You will Do Good is not enough, and Why the Need for Role Models
illustration source: NYT, “A Formula for Happiness”, December 14, 2013 (Arthur C. Brooks) Very often we hear these ‘words of the wise’:...
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Doreen Lwanga
Oct 15, 20146 min read
Teaching Children about Columbus Day in an era of Contested Knowledge and Truth Formation
This past Monday, October 13, 2014, was Columbus Day, when America remembers Christopher Columbus. So, my first grader and I engaged in a...
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Doreen Lwanga
Oct 13, 20143 min read
Wednesday, October 1, 2014: The Day Facebook ceased being indispensable [to me]
Today is Monday, October 13, 2014. It’s been thirteen days since I last logged onto my Facebook page. That means I have not been on FB...
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Doreen Lwanga
Oct 5, 20144 min read
Maybe School, but Learning is Not All About the “Benjamins”
You have heard that song before, It’s all About the Benjamins, from Puff Daddy (P. Diddy aka Diddy aka….) No Way Out 1996 album, right?...
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