by Dawn | Aug 19, 2015 | education reform, self-improvement, Teaching, writing
Last weekend I went to the John Marshall Media studios in Manhattan where I recorded the audiobook for “Don’t Sniff the Glue: A Teacher’s Misadventures in Education Reform.” I’m normally not starstruck, but then I saw the audiobook cover...
by Dawn | Aug 11, 2015 | Uncategorized
“You didn’t actually read my book!” My friend got caught like a kid cheating on summer reading. Jodi, the “Don’t Sniff the Glue” supercovermodel, hates to read. But since she’s on the cover, and we both have brown hair and...
by Dawn | Aug 5, 2015 | Teaching, writing
I’m excited–Amazon thinks I’m funny. I’ve waited my whole life to be funny–I’m used to people laughing at me, not with me, like when they nicknamed me “Ultragorgon” in middle school after we studied Greek mythology....
by Dawn | Jul 31, 2015 | Teaching, writing
My book, Don’t Sniff the Glue: A Teacher’s Misadventures in Education Reform is live on Amazon. I priced the Kindle so even a teacher without classroom supplies could afford to read it for less than a cup of (brand named) coffee. The paperback’s...
by Dawn | Jul 30, 2015 | education reform, writing
I pushed the button on the Kindle file. I was supposed to be waiting until Tuesday. “Please be aware that it can take up to 12 hours for English and 48 hours for other languages to be available in the Amazon Kindle Store…” the popup said....
by Dawn | Jul 28, 2015 | Teaching, writing
“You can’t mark my exam wrong, Miss,” said my student. “I put ‘Jesus’ for the answer, and as you know, Jesus is always the answer.” I wasn’t quite sure what to say. Except for one thing–the kid didn’t know...