by Joe Rector | Jun 17, 2019 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector Yesterday was Father’s Day. I spent some time with son Dallas and talked on the phone with daughter Lacey and Josh Fritts, a former student whom my family claimed as one of our own when he was a junior in high school, thirty years ago. Most of the day,...
by Joe Rector | Jun 10, 2019 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector It’s for sure that I’m too old to deal with high school students. Nothing could make me go back to work a five-day week teaching them; about all I can take is three days of substituting. By the end of the third day, I’m exhausted, and my patience has...
by Joe Rector | Jun 3, 2019 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector This vacation was going to be a good one. Amy and I had looked forward to another trip to Isle of Palms, South Carolina, our favorite vacation destination. We’d even upgraded our accommodations and were staying in a place in Wild Dunes. We left early on...
by Joe Rector | May 20, 2019 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector Without exception, May is my favorite month of the year. Yes, it’s my birthday month, but so many other things are imprinted on my memory, and they bring smiles to me whenever they surface. The other night, I scooped up from the back yard our dog Sadie’s...
by Joe Rector | May 6, 2019 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector My how times change. Older folks said this in past years, but I never thought that I’d utter those words. In my observations, the changes that surprise me deal with education. Not so long ago, teachers began to require that students complete summer...
