Ruth’s Truths by Ruth Morris

The Wisdom of a Time Out — A friend recently decided to take a one week hiatus from his relationship rather than break it off right away. His partner agreed to it, and, they are …[READ MORE]

To Compete or Not Compete: that is the question — Thanks to the efforts of a particular student and his generous parents, Culver City Middle School was able to enter the national Scripps Spelling Bee …[READ MORE]

One of the last vestiges of my childhood shyness was my reticence to be seen on a stage. I’d had a bad experience with my 5th grade “States Report.” I was given both North and …[READ MORE]

A sign in the parking lot between CCMS and Farragut Elementary school exclaims, “We have been accident-free for ___ days.” There are no numbers written in the blanks; presumably there have been no accidents during …[READ MORE]

I’ve spent the week basking in the glow of three amazing performances of the Broadway show Seussical, produced, directed, choreographed, acted, sung, danced, set designed, costumed and coiffured 100% by 6th to 8th grade students. …[READ MORE]

 A twelve-year old up until 3AM? Must be up playing video games, right? Not in this case. Twelve-year-old Isa Berliner has been working round-the-clock on last minute details, from staging, to programs, to learning lines …[READ MORE]

Ruth’s Next Book — I just self-published my first book and I feel excited about it. It took me about a year in all to amass a collection of sufficient writing, edit and revise multiple …[READ MORE]

Culver City is home to one of the main venues that one can learn Rueda de Casino (also known as Cuban Salsa) dancing in Southern California. On every 2nd and 4th Sunday, from 1:30-3:30, you …[READ MORE]

Serenity and the Jewish people: a Passover Essay — I recently attended a sermon where the rabbi remarked, “Jews are not a serene people.” This comment was met with a little laughter and nodding heads, …[READ MORE]

Spring Break 2014 — After ten years of elaborate international spring break trips, first with my sons, then, last year, with a couple of female friends, I could not figure out where to go, or …[READ MORE]