by Dawn | Dec 1, 2015 | education reform, self-improvement, Teaching
If you haven’t heard Paul Burgett’s “The Fiery Furnace” speech (here on Soundcloud) you must. It’s one of the greatest speeches of all times. I like to listen to a good speech. A good speech makes me laugh then punches me in the gut,...
by Dawn | Sep 3, 2015 | Teaching
“Objects in the mirror are closer than they appear.” That’s what teachers think on the first drive back to school. My friends cheer. They call the end of summer something else–the close of “Pain in the Ass Season.” They call it...
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 | Feb 1, 2015 | sports
There seems to be a football game tonight. I live in New England. People are building snow Patriots, commissioning expensive professional “Go Patriots” signs for their businesses, and wearing multiple layers of overpriced football gear. “If we win...
by Dawn | Sep 2, 2014 | parenting, religion, Teaching
“Teach me about Slenderman.” Slenderman is Declan’s new “thing.” For a while, it was Jacob Marley, then dinosaurs, then video games. Declan loves Minecraft. Minecraft lies somewhere between Legos and little kid...
