by Dawn | Oct 11, 2015 | education reform, self-improvement, writing
When I write, I write alone. It’s never a collaboration unless it’s work-based, and even then, I write my twenty, thirty, or forty pages first, then pass them over with a “What do you think?” before they get chopped to bits when...
by Dawn | Sep 11, 2015 | self-improvement, Teaching
It’s National Student Loan Savings month. How could I miss this? Maybe because I’m not saving for Declan’s college–I’m still paying for my own. The phone rang. I knew the area code. It was the area code from my undergraduate...
by Dawn | Aug 19, 2015 | education reform, self-improvement, Teaching, writing
Last weekend I went to the John Marshall Media studios in Manhattan where I recorded the audiobook for “Don’t Sniff the Glue: A Teacher’s Misadventures in Education Reform.” I’m normally not starstruck, but then I saw the audiobook cover...
by Dawn | Jul 12, 2015 | self-improvement
I’ve talked about this before. No one likes their own picture. I have a zit, look a stain, why can’t I have one supermodel shot like my friends? I’m looking for one picture that makes me feel perfect. My sister-in-law took that picture years ago....
by Dawn | Jun 24, 2015 | self-improvement, Teaching, Zen
It’s the last day of school–one of those pointless days that shouldn’t be on school calendars except the legislators who say “It’s not seat time that matters, it’s quality of learning.” Then, they mandate a 180-day school...
by Dawn | Apr 15, 2015 | self-improvement, writing
I was in line at AAA getting my new license. I didn’t want to drive with an expired one. Once I forgot to register my car for two years. “Do you know you skipped an entire registration cycle?” the registry person said. I was pretty pregnant. Everyone...
