by altha-admin | Sep 5, 2012 | Articles
I went back to Hosler Middle School two more times. The first time, early in January, I worked with an emotionally disturbed class of students, but most of them were slightly underdeveloped, as well. One young child walked with a limp. Another kid was really quiet,...
by altha-admin | Sep 5, 2012 | Articles
Hosler Middle School, a run-down public school in Lynwood, CA — I had visited this site a few times throughout my many years working in and around Los Angeles County Office of Education. The school served as a high school at one time. Then the enrollment shifted...
by altha-admin | Sep 5, 2012 | Articles
When I was covering a US History class at Leuzinger High School, I started walking in the Spirit of God. I realized that I did not have to settle for the fears and upsets which can so easily beset us. I was learning that I do not listen to my feelings, but rather I...
by altha-admin | Sep 5, 2012 | Articles
Attitude is not enough – condemnation, law, grace, these are more real to us. There is something in us human beings that will just not settle into victory. The uneasy sense that we have done something wrong, that we still have to "do something" always picks...
by altha-admin | Sep 4, 2012 | Articles
One of my favorite sites to sub for was — the Sheriff Leadership Academy in Lynwood. The County Ladies Jail was next door, and Los Angeles County District Attorney's office stationed a probation department upstairs. Right next door to the classroom, Compton...
