Category Education
I hope that someday soon, that we as a community think of playgrounds before drugs. RIght now, though, Santa Fe doesn’t understand that there’s no such thing as safe meth and fentanyl use. Yet, used needle containers seem to take… Continue Reading →
The first month of my tenure on the school board has been a literal trial by fire. In the days of yore, those accused of a crime would face a trial of crazy things. For example, the “court” could be… Continue Reading →
This coming Wednesday, August 13th, 6PM at the Nave Ade Clubhouse (4460 Dancing Ground Rd., Santa Fe, NM 87507), I will host a meet and greet such that interested folks can come and discuss their views on the relationship between… Continue Reading →
One thing of which I am sure is that without a clear idea of where I’m going, I can not ever get anywhere. I think that idea is true for me and for a lot of people. In my work,… Continue Reading →
Over the last several months, I’ve been contemplating a run for school board. It’s not a simple yes or no question. For me, deciding whether or not to run for school board is loaded with pros and cons.The cons are… Continue Reading →
Bilingual education should be so normal in Santa Fe that it shouldn’t be a topic of discussion. Especially in Santa Fe’s hometown newspaper. A recent article indicates a “growing need” for educating Spanish speaking students. But really, bilingual education, especially… Continue Reading →
Lately, I’ve been having to remind myself that life, in general, isn’t about outcome. Really, it’s about “fighting the good fight” regardless of how that fight makes a person feel. For me, talking with people about Addiction and substance abuse… Continue Reading →
For me, education was the both the escape from the internalized pain I developed on the streets and the tools i used to emerge from poverty. Yet, I’m still angry. But, why am I angry, and at who? Who is… Continue Reading →
Santa Fe is better than this. Violence has claimed the lives of three young people under 18 within the last few weeks (one was a prominent basketball player). Two within the City’s southside. We are failing our young people and… Continue Reading →
cultural tension, even to the point of detente, is one of the biggest elements of what makes Santa Fe special.
