DL MERKLEWhat about me made that woman say that?I took my grandchildren to play indoor golf recently. There were already several groups playing there, but there was room for us to join…3 min read·Apr 22, 2021----
DL MERKLEIt never takes just a few more minutes…An education administrator said to me the other day — We require teachers to complete these forms, even though the data is readily…2 min read·Mar 31, 2021----
DL MERKLEWill a Civics Class Save Our Democracy?“But it’s a child’s two-dimensional view of freedom — one where any suggestion of collective duty and responsibility for others become the…7 min read·Jan 17, 2021----
DL MERKLEIs interracial marriage about to be illegal again?If Obergefell falls, can Loving be far behind?4 min read·Oct 19, 2020----
DL MERKLEAre we really ready to integrate schools?The New York Times recently remarked that whites are marching with ‘black lives matter’ signs in some of the same communities that have…6 min read·Jul 30, 2020----
DL MERKLEThe story of Tye Anders helps me understand my students’ fear and dislike of the police.Tye Anders arrest in Midland Texas seems to have been lost in the news. He was a young black man who was not killed by police in a routine…5 min read·May 31, 2020----
DL MERKLEIt’s all About Relationships….And YetI have only been teaching a little over a year, and I’m sure I have heard this relationship mantra nearly as many days as I’ve been in a…8 min read·Apr 13, 2020----
DL MERKLEHow I Lost My Voice When I Became a TeacherIt has nothing to do with students or classroom management.7 min read·Sep 7, 2019----