Melissa Turenne·May 4, 2017Mr. Secretary, Please Don’t Roll Back the Healthy Lunch ProgramI was in a school cafeteria recently, watching with dismay as kids threw fresh fruits and salads in the garbage. I asked one of the…
Melissa Turenne·May 3, 2017Language that Sets You FreeMartin Pistororius was 12 years old when he fell ill. His parents and his doctors did not know what was wrong with him, but he grew sicker…
Melissa Turenne·Apr 9, 2017The Year I Pulled Myself Back from Disaster and Started Living and Loving as if It Mattered.2016 could have been the year my life fell apart.A response icon1A response icon1
Melissa Turenne·Apr 8, 2017The Death Knoll for the Bell CurveIn 2004, as a fairly new teacher, I sat in a room and listened to district leaders explain President Bush’s plan to improve education — the…
Melissa Turenne·Apr 5, 2017Disempowering StoriesIt starts so early — the stories we make up about ourselves and our capacity to learn. My nephew, the golden-haired king of playfulness and…
