She discovered what determines whether you’re born male or female—then history erased her name from the textbooks. Meet Nettie Stevens. A name you should know, but probably don’t. In 1905, in a cramped laboratory at Bryn Mawr College, Nettie Stevens peered through her microscope at mealworm cells and saw something no human had ever seen […]

With our car full of boxes and our hearts full of mixed emotions, we left behind the place we once called home. Twelve hours later, we arrived in Nashville, Tennessee — ready to begin a brand-new chapter filled with hope and possibility. (Link Below)

Today I want to share something that reminded me why showing up with heart matters more than anything else we do. The call came during second period: “Can you come down to Room 12? One of the eighth graders is refusing to take off his hat.” When I got to my office, it was Jaden. […]

She survived Auschwitz at 19—then spent 80 years teaching children how to remember without breaking. September 8, 1925. Łódź, Poland. A girl is born to a Jewish family and named Izabella Rubinstein. Her childhood is ordinary, filled with school, family, and the vibrant Jewish culture of pre-war Poland. Then everything ends. By her teenage years, […]