Bret Turner
Writer, teacher
You can reach me at bretjturner@gmail.com!
PROJECTS
tolerance.org
When a First-Grader Is Called a Racist
There's something about being called racist when you're white.
The Good Men Project
Love, More or Less
There's something so tough about being second-in-command to a small child.
tolerance.org
Reframing Gender Helps Kids See Beyond Other Binaries
There's something so limiting about only having two choices.
tolerance.org
From MLK to #BlackLivesMatter: A Throughline for Young Students
There's something tricky and beautiful about teaching racial justice to young kids.
parent.com
She’s Going to Do This All by Herself
There's something about three-year-olds and determination.
McSweeney's
Possible Names for a Third Team of Pickup Basketball Players If Shirts and Skins Are Already Taken
There's something so limiting about having only two teams
listverse
10 Fun Examples of Recreational Number Theory
There's something oddly amusing about playing with numbers for the hell of it (as Andy Martin)
listverse
10 Supremely Nerdy Language Tidbits
There's something particularly nerdy about nerding out on language (as Andy Martin)
listverse
10 Fascinating Typographical Origins
There's something surprisingly fascinating about typography (As Andy martin)
parent.com
Cry-Baby and Other Questionable Baby-Related Expressions
There's something wrong with most of our quotes about babies.
parent.com
Deranged Quotes Declared by My Toddler in One Single Outing
There's something about the passage of time spent with a three-year-old.
parent.com
A Girl and Her Dog: a (Complicated) Love Story
There's a strange set of similarities between my toddler and my dog.
scarymommy.com
The Flipside Of The Threenager Is The Best Thing Ever
There's a reason that parents of three-year-olds survive.
justbeparenting.com
The Dadding Hour
There's a time on Sunday mornings that can only be called The Dadding Hour.