Andrea RinardThe Ostrich PrincipleWhen your submission is “not a good fit”·3 min read·Apr 14, 2022----
Andrea RinardMy Black ThumbI’ve been in the business of growing people for a long time. First, it was in my classroom where I helped my high school students grow as…·4 min read·Mar 3, 2022--1--1
Andrea RinardGiggingAfter retiring from twenty-seven years as a teacher to return to graduate school and pursue an MFA in creative writing, I faced cutting my…·6 min read·Aug 23, 2021----
Andrea RinardGrief’s DoorwayFor a long time, my life was like my dog. For twenty-five years I’d pulled my life alongside me, tugging it in the directions I wanted to…·12 min read·Aug 23, 2021----
Andrea RinardThe New Abnormal in SchoolsRight now everyone in America is walking a tightrope between the very real dangers of COVID-19 and the equally real desire to get back to…·5 min read·Jun 28, 2020----
Andrea RinardMake Abortion UnnecessaryWith the new Georgia and Alabama laws now on the books and the legal machinery ready to turn in challenge, I keep coming back to a seminal…·5 min read·May 16, 2019----
Andrea RinardWhy Teachers are Grumpy in May“Why aren’t you in a better mood? It’s almost summer?”·5 min read·Apr 26, 2019--3--3
Andrea RinardWe Are All Aunt BeckyDo you know who wasn’t surprised when the college admissions / standardized testing scandals broke? Educators. Do you know why? Because we…·4 min read·Apr 21, 2019----
Andrea RinardDangerous DisregardSo, the Thousand Oaks shooter was described as a “ticking time bomb” by high school faculty. Let me tell you why that’s not a surprise.·4 min read·Nov 12, 2018--2--2
Andrea RinardMasterpiecesHe was mostly silent as we walked through the gallery. I’d never been to the Chihuly museum before, and the glass sculptures with their…·3 min read·Oct 22, 2018----