Levine's Life Lessons

Why is it that every time I go into NYC it's always an adventure, and in some small part it usually involves someone homeless.  You ...

As a High School teacher and college professor I've had many opportunities to make an impact on my students. Here are a ...

Relationships My friend Barry was a high school teacher and coach and had a lot of interesting stories, and always had a great sense of h...

I am a high school teacher and college professor, and have mentored many students and teachers over the years. I have had many ment...

As  I look back on a year of my life, and of the 125+ posts I have written I am reminded of the importance of being thankful. Even t...

I used to live in Queens, New York, and back then for a period of a year and half I had free cable.  I really didn't feel guilty bec...

When I was ten years old I had friend named friend Jeff.  And you know how it is with young boys some like the Mets, others like the Yank...

  While I am generally a positive person, there are some things that piss me off, or just confuse the hell out of me.  I don't know if t...

Something as normal as using the bathroom can be challenging. Then there was the time I was in the suburbs of Chicago on a platform wai...

Have you ever driven your car on a hot summer day with the windows open? It takes getting used to.  Sometimes we have to do it by choice...

It's official. It's the one year anniversary of my blog.  With close to five thousand views from all around the world.  To all of t...

I really like the film Patch Adams despite the subsequent deaths of Robin Williams and Phillip Seymour Hoffman. I've actually writt...

I work in a men's physical education department. Although, some people call us "gym teachers" which we find derogatory.  Ot...

        As someone who has worked in different schools systems in New York for the past twenty years, I think I am in a position to give adv...