by Deborah Quinn | Aug 26, 2013 | Education, NaBloPoMo, NYC, Politics
One story: this semester, I teach two sections of the same class. One class meets at 930AM and has sixteen students, all of whom are native English speakers. The students are lively (probably stoked on the morning coffee); they seem to keep up with the reading. The...
by Deborah Quinn | Feb 20, 2013 | Abu Dhabi, family, Kids, NYC, Travel, UAE
Apparently my son is breaking the law. Right now, while he’s skiing in the French Alps. No, he’s not swigging wine with the locals (or he’d best not be, if he knows what’s good for him), and no, I don’t think he’s sneaking into...
by Deborah Quinn | Feb 8, 2011 | Children, Education, NYC, Politics
Wouldn’t it be cool if kids were like microchips? If we could just program them with a few whisks of copper wire, or a cleverly inserted tweezer? Just think: No socks on the floor. Homework finished promptly, and before turning on the television, computer, DS, phone. ...
by Deborah Quinn | Nov 19, 2010 | Education, NYC, Politics
photo: Michael Appleton, New York Times It’s not the hat, although really, that hat? I’m not going to be one of those women who disses people on the basis of their fashion choices. Besides, there are so many other reasons to diss Cathie Black; we...
by Deborah Quinn | Nov 10, 2010 | Education, NYC
I know why Mayor Bloomberg didn’t tap me to take over from Joel Klein. I’m overqualified. I taught public high school for four years, have a doctorate in literature and have been teaching college students for longer than I care to remember. Both of my...
