by Dawn | Feb 27, 2013 | education reform, family, martial arts, satire, self-improvement, spirituality, Teaching, wellness
“Don’t you ever sleep?” I asked my friend, Heather. She is always awake. Pretty much every minute. I can verify this because I wake up at about 4AM to write for a couple hours. She is there. I see her posts after I go to sleep at my somewhat...
by Dawn | Feb 20, 2013 | education reform, family, martial arts, parenting, politics, satire, self-improvement, Teaching
Chess Story One: Playing Chess with the Boy We are playing chess. Declan and I. I started playing at about five. Never mastered it, because I don’t think several moves head. I’m too social. I’d rather talk. In chess, you must think several moves...
by Dawn | Feb 20, 2013 | education reform, politics, satire, Teaching
I don’t like the faculty bathroom. It may be a strange topic, but when I have to go to the bathroom, I use the regular student bathroom at the end of the hall. I have a key to the faculty bathroom–it’s a prized possession in my school–my colleague...
by Dawn | Feb 14, 2013 | food, satire, Teaching
If you teach, parent, or ever went to school, you should appreciate what an event Valentine’s Day is in schools. It’s that one day where we see red when we’re not angry. Where kids exchange cards, and there is so much sugar that it would make Milton...
by Dawn | Feb 13, 2013 | education reform, satire, Teaching
There. I’ve done it. I’ve ordered business cards. I promised my partner in crime, a person we’ll call “Shawn,” because that is his name, that I would leave the ranks of losers and get them made. We were at our Educator-Entrepreneur...
by Dawn | Feb 10, 2013 | family, parenting, satire
Every parenting book I read tells me to be consistent and have a firm hand. Set rules and boundaries. Show them who’s boss. They have sleep books, parenting books, collections, videos, and Supernannies all there to help me be perfect. And self-help books in case...
