by Ken Danford | Dec 17, 2021 | Uncategorized
Sex Education is serious and funny, romantic and platonic, focused on sexual behavior and also interested in all sorts of social and emotional issues of the teens and their school. It’s quite a roller-coaster, and I found myself rooting for many of them to connect...
by Ken Danford | Sep 10, 2021 | Uncategorized
At our final staff meeting of last year in mid-June, we felt quite optimistic about this coming fall in regards to Covid-19. The incidence of Covid-19 in western Massachusetts was very low, and across the country, cases seemed to be in decline. All of our staff and...
by Ken Danford | May 4, 2021 | Uncategorized
“Hi, Ken! It’s Jesse! Believe it or not, I’m now applying to Amherst College, and I wonder if you would write me a recommendation?” Jesse Shotland, now age 28, was a delightful member of North Star for two years, 2009-2011. We have stayed in touch, and I knew that...
by Ken Danford | Mar 1, 2021 | Uncategorized
My young-adult children are increasing their vigilance of my wife and me regarding our COVID- 19 protective behaviors, demanding that we “don’t blow it now after all we have sacrificed this year to avoid getting COVID-19!” They want us to keep our guard up for another...
by Ken Danford | Feb 1, 2021 | Uncategorized
The solid play of the Cleveland Browns was a highlight of my January, which was otherwise a cold and challenging month for many of us in this pandemic. For the first time since the late 1980s, the team I root for played important games in December and January, and...
by Ken Danford | Jan 18, 2021 | Uncategorized
Two of the classes I teach at North Star this year are “Election 2020” and “Race Relations.” This month has felt overwhelming. Where to start? What to say? How can I help teens make sense of what we are seeing every day? There is so much to cover, and so much...
