by Dawn | Sep 28, 2012 | satire, sports
I wanted to be a bodybuilder. I know, check out the “about me” photo, and you’ll see a pretty scrawny individual who is not even good at cross-country, the one sport where people are morally required to cheer for all participants even if they’re terrible. But for...
by Dawn | Sep 25, 2012 | religion
I’m not really Jewish—I’m an honorary Jew. I got this honor for a couple of reasons, for which I’m grateful because the Jewish holidays are really cool. Of course, many people prefer the Christian holidays, because who gets gifts on Rosh Hashana, and...
by Dawn | Sep 23, 2012 | music, Teaching
I love music. I wanted to be a professional musician, but there was one small problem. I couldn’t read music. And I’d never had a clarinet lesson. I was third-chair third clarinet in the high school band which I joined junior year. Everyone else joined in...
by Dawn | Sep 22, 2012 | music, satire, Teaching
This past summer I attended a concert in honor of a person who profoundly influenced my life—my high school band director, Tom Kessler. He was the kind of teacher who educated the “whole student,” and though I suspect he originally planned to stay a few years...
by Dawn | Sep 19, 2012 | education reform, politics, satire, Teaching
I’m having writer’s block–It’s ironic to make that statement as I’m writing, but I’m sitting here looking at a copy of the Common Core State Standards for inspiration. That, in and of itself is a problem. You see, I need to come up...
