Jan M. Flynn

toloveandlearn.com When I mention to acquaintances that I work at a middle school handling student behavior and discipline, I usually...

toloveandlearn.com When I mention to acquaintances that I work at a middle school handling student behavior and discipline, I usually...

It’s barely mid-August, but the teachers and staff at the middle school where I work are But after a couple of months away from the...

It’s barely mid-August, but the teachers and staff at the middle school where I work are But after a couple of months away from the...

I tend to stay away from the national policy realm on this blog, as it’s a dispiriting topic. Most of us are over-exposed to our toxic...

I tend to stay away from the national policy realm on this blog, as it’s a dispiriting topic. Most of us are over-exposed to our toxic...

On Saturday, a wave of sanity swept across the USA. It was inspired by kids. It was about saving kids. And it was, largely, led by kids....

On Saturday, a wave of sanity swept across the USA. It was inspired by kids. It was about saving kids. And it was, largely, led by kids....

adamscountyextra.com Do you remember 7th grade? I mean, in any detail? When I ask parents this question, their recollections tend to be...

adamscountyextra.com Do you remember 7th grade? I mean, in any detail? When I ask parents this question, their recollections tend to be...

In 1965, well before we all became wired in every sense of the word, Time magazine made breathless predictions about what we could expect...

In 1965, well before we all became wired in every sense of the word, Time magazine made breathless predictions about what we could expect...

As I’ve said before, my day job is at a middle school. I have a low threshold of boredom, and in this job it’s not a problem. If you are...

As I’ve said before, my day job is at a middle school. I have a low threshold of boredom, and in this job it’s not a problem. If you are...

slate.com It’s a Friday afternoon and I’m sitting in my office at the middle school. Across from me sits a mutinous sixth-grade girl who...

slate.com It’s a Friday afternoon and I’m sitting in my office at the middle school. Across from me sits a mutinous sixth-grade girl who...

At the moment I’m awash in projects, all in some insistent stage of becoming: the novel that needs one more pass before I start querying...

At the moment I’m awash in projects, all in some insistent stage of becoming: the novel that needs one more pass before I start querying...

But I find it to be a tonic, a worthy challenge and a break from the solitary intensity of writing. I may be worn out at the end of the...

But I find it to be a tonic, a worthy challenge and a break from the solitary intensity of writing. I may be worn out at the end of the...