by Dawn | Jun 22, 2013 | education reform
It’s been the best of years, it’s been the worst of years. I had great students, but this was the year I wanted to quit teaching and go work at McDonald’s again. I felt standardized, burdened with paperwork, and completely beat up by the media and...
by Dawn | Jun 19, 2013 | self-improvement, Teaching, Uncategorized
Yesterday was graduation. It’s a big day. For some, it was the first graduation in their family. Even for those who have seen a few, it’s a big, big deal. Parties, high-fives, discussion of the future…nothing beats graduation week. If teachers were...
by Dawn | Jun 18, 2013 | self-improvement
I’m giving an exam. There’s a lot of human suffering–the kind that makes a kid have to go to the bathroom. One girl left to accomplish this task. “Miss, there’s a bird.” “Someone gave you the bird?” This is urban...
by Dawn | Jun 16, 2013 | self-improvement, Teaching
“You seriously think stuff like this should be ignored? I understand that hatred like this will never go extinct, but should it be allowed to go unchecked and unchallenged?” We were discussing hatred and discrimination–hateful comments on a...
by Dawn | Jun 14, 2013 | Teaching
There’s that point before the end of the horror movie when nearly everyone is dead. You know they’re going to catch the bad guy, because why else spend fifty million dollars on a budget, blood and goring the whole set red? Most of the time at least one of...
