by Dawn | Jun 12, 2013 | Uncategorized
This is the day all to which all teachers look forward. I am lording over my minions, watching them scribble on papers, staring down each question, regretting every day they left their brains outside the room. I’ve given “the speech.” Talking equals...
by Dawn | Jun 11, 2013 | self-improvement
Every creative person has demons. Not just one, mind you. Usually a personal assistant or two with horns and a trident poking him in the keister. It took me a while to notice, but it’s true. I had to travel way outside the ordinary into the depths of the...
by Dawn | Jun 10, 2013 | Uncategorized
They filter into the building. A steady stream of somber, peppered by an pattern of dress-code violations alternating with streams of text and music. I wish them good morning. They pack up hats and the headphones. It is June. Late June for school....
by Dawn | Jun 9, 2013 | education reform
Look at these eggs. I doubled back, putting the five dollars in the envelope in the cooler that said “Fresh Eggs.” I took the last two dozen. Quite a bargain, I think. The cooler had done its job. It could rest quietly in front of its farm. I pass this...
by Dawn | Jun 8, 2013 | Teaching, Uncategorized
I’m out of tissues and hand sanitizer. Students are mad. I see this. “Miss, got any tissues?” I keep forgetting to bring in a new box–I have my stockpile on my homesteading shelf in my basement. Someone needs to text me at 5AM when I plan such...
