by Dawn | Jan 19, 2014 | parenting, Teaching
Declan’s six. Every time I say, “no,” which is quite often, he says, “Can I do that when I’m a teenager?” “I’m going to watch every show when I’m a teen,” he says. No. No, you’re not. I’ve banned...
by Dawn | Jan 17, 2014 | Teaching
Gum is evil. It’s something I didn’t understand in my younger days. Now I do. I used to think gum was good. When kids’ mouths are closed, I teach, kids listen. I used to use Jolly Ranchers for this. I’d give loud kids two Jolly Ranchers each. I...
by Dawn | Jan 15, 2014 | satire
I haven’t traveled out of the country in a long time. So long that my passport has Soviet stamps on it. It’s old–extremely expired. I’ve been meaning to get a new one for a while. “Want to go on a trip?” said my friend. It was an...
by Dawn | Jan 14, 2014 | simplicity, Zen
Seed catalog season. They started coming last month. I really should be planning the garden. I can virtually smell it around me… Wait, that’s compost. It’s been a couple weeks and a few feet of snow since I took out the compost. That little carbon...
by Dawn | Jan 9, 2014 | Teaching
“You there! In the shorts. Did you take my geography class? Didn’t I teach about climate? It is cold outside.” A balmy New England 12°. With a windchill of 150 below. Today was the first day I didn’t see teens in shorts. I was...
