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 12, 2015 | self-improvement
I’ve talked about this before. No one likes their own picture. I have a zit, look a stain, why can’t I have one supermodel shot like my friends? I’m looking for one picture that makes me feel perfect. My sister-in-law took that picture years ago....
by Dawn | Jul 7, 2015 | politics
Every once in a while I get my portfolio statement. I say “Portfolio,” with a chuckle because I made the late twenty-something mistake of raiding it for a business then using it to pay down student loan debt. These days a graduate could never raid a...
by Dawn | Sep 10, 2014 | education reform, politics, Teaching
The reason nothing gets changed is because nobody wants to vote. I vote every chance I get, even if I have to write in a candidate. I’m a bit of a voting junkie. People have been shot at protecting my right to vote. “My vote doesn’t make a...
by Dawn | Sep 9, 2014 | politics, Rhode Island, Teaching
Why are schools closed for voting? They shouldn’t be. The same politicians who tell me to fix public education close school so they can put stickers on constituents? We’ve got work to do so we can beat Finland like the politicians want. They can’t...
