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Not-so-Random Thoughts about Graduation and Saying Goodbye
Getting real with David T. Bruce My 23-year-old daughter recently graduated from college, receiving her bachelor’s degree in psychology. Many daughters and sons have done likewise, graduating from high school…
Read “Big Daddy’s Rules” Now, and Do It because I Said So
Getting Real with David T. Bruce Steve Schirripa, star of The Sopranos and The Secret Life of the American Teenager, is a father of two daughters. Somewhere and somewhen, someone…
Sometimes Parent’s Can be Know-it-Alls, Too
Getting real with David T. Bruce About the time children reach puberty, and for the next several years thereafter, they adopt the notion that their parents don’t know anything. They…
The Point of Debate is to Understand, Not Triumph
Getting Real with David T. Bruce My mom used to tell my brother and me to “fight nice,” when he and I were in the midst of one of our…
Facebook Bridges the Social Gap for my Son with Asperger’s
Getting Real with David T. Bruce My son is on the autism spectrum, diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome. Academically, he excels; socially, he struggles. At school, he struggles, not with math,…
If You Can’t Get Time Off, Then Take Time Out
Getting Real with David T. Bruce I am somewhat ashamed of myself. Without thinking, I almost discouraged my youngest son from playing hooky from school. Worse yet, I began sending…
Evidence-Based or Back-to-Basics in the Classroom?
by David T. Bruce For the past several years, my goal has been to obtain a teaching certification and share my talents, education and experience with middle school and high…
Perhaps Jesus, YHWH and the Supreme Being would have Wanted it This Way
Myriad holidays have passed or are passing, and this year more than any other I wrestle with the meaning of the holidays. At the risk of inviting a firestorm of…
America Is Quite a Trip
When my wife asked me about taking a month-long cross-country trip, I smiled and thought there would be no way to do it. I should have known better.…
Memorial Day Reflections: How Much Does Peace Cost?
Getting Real With David T. Bruce For several years our family has paid homage to fallen soldiers by visiting theBathVeteransAdministrationNationalCemeteryinNew Yorkeach Memorial Day. What was once considered obligatory by our…