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Springsteen's Vision, A Beacon in Dark Times
by Neal Zagarella When Bruce Springsteen says, “The America I have sung to you about for fifty years is real,” I know that to be...
Joy Bully
May 163 min read


Let's go to Costco!
by Kerry Zagarella Yesterday I stood in a long line at Costco to purchase a membership. I live with my husband and do not need to...
Joy Bully
Jan 285 min read


Happy Wondering!
by Kerry zagarella, I grew up in a football family. We were indoctrinated into specific team cults. We were taught what teams to support...
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Jan 34 min read


Time to Gather
We have the right to question authority. One of the popular buttons worn by punk rockers in the 1980’s was Question Authority. This idea...
Joy Bully
Nov 7, 20245 min read


The Sacred Unmeasurable
by Kerry Zagarella This past weekend in the famed March Madness College basketball tournament, RJ Godfrey, a player from Clemson...
Joy Bully
Mar 25, 20243 min read


Juneteenth, a belated holiday with a lesson!
by Kerry Zagarella Happy Juneteenth seems like a strange acknowledgement. Perhaps Happy extremely belated Juneteenth. Juneteenth marks...
Joy Bully
Jun 19, 20235 min read


We are in charge! We are in charge! We are in charge!
by Kerry Zagarella I have already publicly confessed that I follow way too many social media reels, stories, posts and all the other...
Joy Bully
May 20, 20234 min read


Jesus, Disney and Bud Light!
By Kerry Zagarella Well before my children were born I had a disdain for Disney. I am not talking about Walt, or The Jungle Book or even...
Joy Bully
Apr 21, 20235 min read


Rumblings to Spring
by Kerry Zagarella Growing up in Florida I wasn’t aware of nature’s patterns. I didn’t think about the dependability of the changing...
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Mar 9, 20235 min read


Reverse the Purge!
by Kerry Zagarella The Purge franchise includes 5 full length movies and one year as a television series. The premise of these dystopian...
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Feb 12, 20233 min read


2023 It's time!
by Kerry Zagarella There are certainly many New Year’s resolutions that folks have in common. The main focus is usually physical well...
Joy Bully
Jan 8, 20234 min read


Take a knee or two
Take a knee, or two! By Kerry Zagarella I can easily recall from my childhood the majesty of a Christmas Eve midnight mass. The...
Joy Bully
Dec 19, 20224 min read


Follow the Joy: CHASE THE BUTTERFLY!
by Kerry Zagarella The Chase the Butterfly for CureCMT4J road race is a joyous celebration of human kindness and strength, with an...
Joy Bully
Apr 29, 20224 min read


Banned books made me a reader! by Kerry Zagarella
I remember the first moment I became a reader. I’m not talking about when I first learned the mechanics of reading; that happened when I...
Joy Bully
Feb 26, 20223 min read


Covid as my co-teacher!
By Kerry Zagarella 2021 will go down in my teaching history as one of the most inspirational years ever and it was not because of the...
Joy Bully
Jun 24, 20215 min read


reSISTERS by Kerry Zagarella
A few months back, during another Covid online shopping spree, I bought some tunics. Long, big huge tunics, that I could wear with...
Joy Bully
Mar 20, 20215 min read


We are their students
I have been teaching young children my whole life, a little over 4 decades to be exact. I know I am fortunate to have a career that I...
Joy Bully
Oct 25, 20204 min read


The Mail MUST get through!
I really can’t remember which cereal or candy bar was behind the Pan Am plastic airplane mail-in give away promotion of my 1960 childhood...
Joy Bully
Aug 29, 20204 min read


Families come first!
Teaching has always been about making connections. The most successful classrooms establish collaborative routines, mutual respect,...
Joy Bully
Mar 26, 20203 min read
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