by Dawn | Jan 23, 2016 | Teaching
“Kids today!” I hear this a lot. Teachers grumble about kids’ phones, inappropriate digital activity, kids and their Snapchat… My entrepreneur friends talk about the millennial entitlement–employees who want to leave at 5PM and own the...
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 | Mar 20, 2015 | parenting, technology
“Hey, Mom!” said Declan. “I can post to Facebook and I don’t even have one.” I wasn’t listening. There are two categories of things that come out of kid’s mouths–things to ignore, and things we should notice. This was...
by Dawn | Jan 29, 2015 | family, Teaching, technology
“Never, ever make a video of your butt.” This is the first rule of digital citizenship. “Why?” Declan asks. We’ve been home for some snow days. He’s using this time to make painfully long videos. He wants to be a YouTuber. He tells...
by Dawn | Aug 21, 2014 | parenting, Teaching, technology
Declan got a letter in the mail. I didn’t think twice about it. I opened it right after I opened the monthly notice from the electric company telling me,”You used 4% more energy this year than last year.” Declan’s letter wasn’t a bulk...
