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RICKY JAY

I grew up knowing one card trick. It's a good trick, and I've performed it for students over the years. But it's still only one trick. ...

MY LIFE IN THE MOVIES

No, I'm not talking about the two movie theatres I was asked to manage upon my college graduation. Those offers came from film...

1963

At my age it's easier to look back and identify key moments in my life. Emotion often obscures objectivity, but after half a century one...

THANKSGIVING TREAT

Couldn't resist the opportunity on this Thanksgiving to add Arlo Guthrie's immortal Alice's Restaurant Massacree to this blog. Played it...

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Back in 2011, a school administrator asked me if I'd like to start a blog. I thought it was an intriguing offer that would give me the opportunity to discuss cultural questions that I couldn't necessarily work into class discussions. Plus, it offered me the chance to discuss many of the wonderful experiences I've had in more than forty years in and out of the field of education. I have enjoyed sharing my views with my students and have learned from their responses.

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