Tag Archives: US schools

Education – Then and Now

Posted on September 26, 2015 by maryannniemczura

The Principal of my mother’s high school in Massachusetts was also a teacher. What a novel idea for today’s schools. After being assigned a mandatory study hall in high school, my mother was dismayed until she discovered her Principal also … Continue reading →

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Walk a Mile in my Birks

Posted on August 15, 2015 by maryannniemczura

There is an ongoing joke in my family because I have worn Birkenstock sandals since my university days in Heidelberg, Germany. The joke goes that I am the only one my family knows who wears them year-round including during our … Continue reading →

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