Andrea Rinard·Mar 3, 2022My Black ThumbI’ve been in the business of growing people for a long time. First, it was in my classroom where I helped my high school students grow as…A response icon1A response icon1
Andrea Rinard·Aug 23, 2021GiggingAfter retiring from twenty-seven years as a teacher to return to graduate school and pursue an MFA in creative writing, I faced cutting my…
Andrea Rinard·Aug 23, 2021Grief’s DoorwayFor a long time, my life was like my dog. For twenty-five years I’d pulled my life alongside me, tugging it in the directions I wanted to…
Andrea Rinard·Jun 28, 2020The New Abnormal in SchoolsRight now everyone in America is walking a tightrope between the very real dangers of COVID-19 and the equally real desire to get back to…
Andrea Rinard·May 16, 2019Make Abortion UnnecessaryWith the new Georgia and Alabama laws now on the books and the legal machinery ready to turn in challenge, I keep coming back to a seminal…
Andrea Rinard·Apr 26, 2019Why Teachers are Grumpy in May“Why aren’t you in a better mood? It’s almost summer?”A response icon3A response icon3
Andrea Rinard·Apr 21, 2019We Are All Aunt BeckyDo you know who wasn’t surprised when the college admissions / standardized testing scandals broke? Educators. Do you know why? Because we…
Andrea Rinard·Nov 12, 2018Dangerous DisregardSo, the Thousand Oaks shooter was described as a “ticking time bomb” by high school faculty. Let me tell you why that’s not a surprise.A response icon2A response icon2
Andrea Rinard·Oct 22, 2018MasterpiecesHe was mostly silent as we walked through the gallery. I’d never been to the Chihuly museum before, and the glass sculptures with their…
