PinnedAsh KayWho said anything about perfect?Today I celebrate my 20th Teachers’ Day! Yes, I have been surviving and succeeding in this profession since 1999. Gosh, it seems like an…Sep 5, 2018Sep 5, 2018
Ash KayThe Apple of GrenadaNothing brings out the most latent forms of creative genius in a teenager then the enforcement of rules. I have found the young ‘uns will…Feb 2, 2020Feb 2, 2020
Ash KayThe QuestionIn my years as a high school teacher, I have had to face a volley of questions in class — some baffling questions, some offensive, some…Dec 31, 2019Dec 31, 2019
Ash KayAngel WingsThorns and stings And those such things Just make stronger Our angel wings. ~Emme Woodhull-BächeSep 25, 2019Sep 25, 2019
Ash KayAunt ZeldaI wrote this poem for my students as a sample. It was based on the following question: Write a poem about a man or woman desperately…Sep 25, 2019Sep 25, 2019
Ash KayWind the ClockI just read E.B. White’s pithy letter to a certain Mr. Nadeau, a man who seemed to have lost all hope and faith in humanity. E.B.White…Dec 31, 2018Dec 31, 2018
Ash KayThe Poop PrincipleOur neighbours own a pesky Pomeranian, who’s possibly the most indisciplined little rapscallion I’ve ever encountered. (I mean, besides the…Aug 3, 2018Aug 3, 2018
Ash KayHarry Potter is an introvert and so am I!Here’s what the world needs to know about introverts…Apr 17, 2018Apr 17, 2018
Ash KayGreener GrassI grew up on Doordarshan and was fed a steady diet of mild entertainment such as Chhayageet, Chitrahar and Yeh jo hai Zindagi. Then came…Feb 24, 2018Feb 24, 2018
Ash KayThe Long and Short of it!I jokingly tell my friends that when our Divine Creator was handing out the inches, I made a beeline for the Sense of humour counter…Feb 11, 2018Feb 11, 2018