by Dawn | Dec 15, 2012 | family, organization, parenting, satire, Teaching, technology
Yesterday I made a strategic error in lesson planning. I wanted some old-school fun that disguised learning. Some “edutainment.” I needed the quickest of projects that showed mastery of the Bill of Rights, synthesized some research, and didn’t look...
by Dawn | Dec 11, 2012 | family, Rhode Island, satire, simplicity, Teaching, technology
I was going to a conference on a topic that I suspected was not going to be exciting. My boss suggested I go, and since he’s right about many things, I decided to listen. I was not really excited about the topic, but I figured I’d survive till 2PM with...
by Dawn | Dec 10, 2012 | family
Each year, we put up the Christmas tree. Each year, we have the tree fight. It has been this way since the dawn of mankind. When I was little, we’d tag the tree and later in the season, we’d cut the tree down. Some years our tree would be there, others it...
by Dawn | Dec 6, 2012 | family, parenting, satire
“I won’t take no for an answer.” We hear that a lot. Unless you have a five-year old. You take a lot of “no” for an answer. It doesn’t really matter what I ask him to do–the answer is no. Can you put on your coat?...
by Dawn | Dec 2, 2012 | family, food, parenting, politics, satire
It’s Christmastime and I have to decorate the house. I always look to Martha Stewart at times like these for the guidance I need to get through the day. I decided to add some holiday material to my Learnist board about Martha Stewart. It will get me in the...
by Dawn | Dec 1, 2012 | family, parenting, satire, Teaching
You’re looking at the candles on the cake and getting scared. You know it’s coming, and you’ve tried to avoid it. You want to keep that cute little person small–there are so many advantages to having a cute, little person, but it’s...
