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Matt

I am here for Friends and Networking

About Me

25 years together this year('08), Cynthia Louise and I; 2/3 those years with our son, Ben. 20 years this year at the Montessori School of Northampton, preschool guide--there for the hugs and the humor and the children who charge up to me to tell me, "I can READ this!" Also, of many jobs, the first where my colleagues work harder than I do.10 years of monthly publication of Walking Man comics, mini-comics showcasing essays on politics, religion, life, love and other magic, and original songs. Have contributed songs to several unheard-of albums by others.50,000 comic books (more or less); 4 dozen comics original art pages; 10,000 paperback books from Simon Singh's The Big Bang to Nora Robert's latest. Hundreds of records copied onto cassette tapes now being replaced by the next media to go out of favor, CD's.1 digital camera: compulsive photographer. And Cindy has her own camera, too.BA in comparative religions...and,(as I learned to write on job applications), social psychology, leading to employment as a desk clerk; a second desk clerk job; a library go-fer; a movie-house concessions clerk; a comic book retailer (yay! 10 years' worth); post-grad middle-school 'language arts' (ie., "English")teacher-training, post-post-grad Montessori primary-level (pre-school/ kindergarten teacher-training, and (current) occupation as teacher.

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

those interested in creating and supporting musical, literary and graphic arts to change the nation; or at least provide intelligent, engaging entertainment;those interested in Montessori schooling; in comics; in political change.

My Blog

Not All Sweetness and Light - a pre-Christmas essay

(not published by the local paper in '07; so far, not again this '08..) Imagine youre a Christian.. .. Each year, about this time, it seems someone will want to defend crèches on library lawns, santa...
Posted by on Fri, 19 Dec 2008 07:20:00 GMT

Montessori schools defended! extolled in the news!

In writing about creativity as vs. innovation, macleans blog dissed Montessori schools.   Soon there-after, some of the best, clearest, short descriptions of Montessori education appeared in...
Posted by on Thu, 19 Jun 2008 13:51:00 GMT

Free Comic Book Day Picks

Hey! Free Comic book Day is TOMORROW! whew! Here's what I recommend everybody get ahold of, from your nearest or best (if you're lucky enough to have a choice!) comics store: For everybody, especiall...
Posted by on Fri, 02 May 2008 13:19:00 GMT

What I Got (comics reviewed)

okay: I didn’t get all these. In fact I didn’t get these: Complete Omaha The Cat Dancer TP Vol. 7, $12.95 Ghost Rider TP Trail of Tears, $14.99 Marvel Fanfare TP Vol. 1, $24.99 Asterix Omn...
Posted by on Mon, 31 Mar 2008 17:07:00 GMT

The Meaning of Life.

The question came up in a forum:  what is--   The Meaning of (Human) LifeIf you’ll accept "the meaning" of life as "the purpose" of life, I’d like to offer these as possible huma...
Posted by on Tue, 25 Mar 2008 03:56:00 GMT

help feed the world

These are three websites which seek to provide food to those in need-- they’re free--FREE!--to you and me:  the amount raised by an individual is admittedly miniscule, but in the aggra...
Posted by on Sun, 23 Mar 2008 05:15:00 GMT

twins - separate or together in class - what was Dr. Montessori’s view?

Did Dr. Montessori have a position on twins in the classroom and ifthey should be in the same classroom or separated?Do most Montessori schools have a policy about twins and class placement?As the mom...
Posted by on Thu, 20 Mar 2008 14:06:00 GMT

comics: recommended manga

This’s how I found manga:  Frank Miller was doing this comic called Dare-devil for a while and it was good.  Then he did Ronin and it was phenomenal.  It was so good these tw...
Posted by on Mon, 17 Mar 2008 16:39:00 GMT

Montessori teacher summer position

  Hi, Montessori teacher-friends, lends me yern eyes:   here’s an opening for a lead teacher position for the summer in western Mass, as posted by the head of the program.  T...
Posted by on Sun, 16 Mar 2008 00:43:00 GMT

Legalize and License It...a proposal

Here, in ’broadside’ form, is a proposal I’d like to see shaped and guided into law.  Seems like such a simple, even rational, plan.....   HELP LIGHTEN POLICE AN...
Posted by on Thu, 13 Mar 2008 15:06:00 GMT