by Dawn | Mar 12, 2017 | politics, satire
In case you are wondering, yes, Daylight Savings Time is earlier than you remember. We used to spring ahead in April and fall back in October, but now Daylight Savings Time is the second weekend of March and the first weekend in November. Why? Congress. In 2005,...
by Dawn | Oct 20, 2015 | Teaching
You can do a lot of things wrong in public education, but never do this: Never tell a single person you can fix things. That’s the kiss of death. If people find out, quit today. Get a Witness Protection job in fast food. Otherwise, everyone will hound...
by Dawn | Feb 17, 2014 | politics, satire
Happy President’s Day. It’s one of those holidays I don’t complain about because I’m sitting here drinking coffee knowing in a half hour I’ll still drinking coffee instead of going to work. I love work, mind you–teaching obscure...
by Dawn | May 27, 2013 | food
I went to the local store for buns and blue cheese. There was only one kind of blue cheese. My heart stopped just a little bit. I panicked and shuffled the cheeses around a bit. No Stilton, no Roquefort, no Maytag? No local vs. French dilemma? Just two choices: that...
by Dawn | May 17, 2013 | education reform, satire, Teaching, Uncategorized
Coffee is teacher crack. I’m about to make 30 cups and line them up on the back of my desk. I don’t only double-fist cups of coffee, I “quad” them. This is a technique I saw once in college, where the individual rehydrating himself...
