Rafael’s Newsletter

Image by Mote Oo Education from Pixabay People of my age will remember the spring of 1970. But apparently, nobody else does. That May I remember…

Apr 17 •

Rafael L. Bras

The Son of the Father

William Franklin, Painting attributed to Mather Brown, Wikepedia Benjamin Franklin, Image by WikiImages from Pixabay I never knew the meaning of…

Mar 20 •

Rafael L. Bras

A Tough Year

Image by Mohamed Hassan from Pixabay Going into December, I kept thinking of the many good things that happened this year. Personally, I received…

Dec 27, 2023 •

Rafael L. Bras

Rosalynn and other Heroes

Throughout my long and wonderful career, I have had dinner with kings; discussions with chiefs of state (including U.S. presidents); debated with Nobel…

Dec 3, 2023 •

Rafael L. Bras

Farewell to a Brother

I do not have any blood brothers. Nevertheless, I have been fortunate to count on “hermanos”, brothers by choice. For 45 years, in some cases more, we…

Oct 19, 2023 •

Rafael L. Bras

Dreaming

Image by Leandro De Carvalho from Pixabay Back in May of 2020, in the midst of dealing with the pandemic, I found myself worried about family, friends…

Sep 26, 2023 •

Rafael L. Bras

Lessons from Flying

Image by Ciarán Ó Muirgheasa from PixabayThanks for reading Rafael’s Newsletter! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. To survive…

Aug 22, 2023 •

Rafael L. Bras

Fairness? No, Privilege

Image by William Murphy from Pixabay As expected, the Supreme Court of the United States has voted to eliminate the use of race as a criterion in…

Jul 21, 2023 •

Rafael L. Bras

Rafael’s Newsletter

I write for fun. I like writing. My hope is that you enjoy it with me. I am an educator, researcher, administrator, consultant and speaker. My topics cover whatever hits my fancy, but generally I speak to education and current events.

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