by Dawn | Jan 5, 2014 | organization, Teaching
It’s the post-vacation bulge. My backpack is bursting. It’s the last day of school vacation. The snowstorm pushed it off last Thursday, so it’s come twice. It’s the day the bell tolls, the alarm clocks get set, and teens everywhere shake off...
by Dawn | Sep 24, 2013 | organization, Teaching, Uncategorized
The Teacher’s Mailroom. It’s a relic from the past. Boxes that serve as a repositories for things better ignored via email. Every once in a while the cluttered box proves its worth. I get a special treat from someone like a thank you note or a card with a...
by Dawn | Aug 16, 2013 | organization, Teaching, Uncategorized
We are at T-Minus One Week and counting. Summer’s ending, schools elsewhere have begun. I received my schedule this week. I’ve had my first dream. My mind’s planning. It…has…begun. My teacher friends post room pix that look like they have...
by Dawn | Aug 13, 2013 | organization
“To everything, there is a season and a time to every purpose under the heaven.” This is one of the most famous of all Biblical quotes, where the book of Ecclesiastes smacks us down and tells us to be patient. It also calls procrastinators to the carpet....
by Dawn | May 8, 2013 | education reform, leadership, organization, satire, self-improvement, Teaching, technology, writing
“No!!” I said as I watched my finger click “Don’t save.” I was multitasking–talking, thinking, and typing, laptop balanced on my knee. My finger headed for the wrong square. Microsoft Word gave me the a courtesy reminder. “Are...
by Dawn | May 4, 2013 | business, education reform, leadership, organization, self-improvement, spirituality, Teaching, Zen
I’m pulling weeds in the garden and planting new flowers. The garden is full. It’s huge. Truth be told, it could have been a little bigger–I’d have filled it. A million things poke through the soil–some in rows, more in random places...
