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 16, 2013 | education reform, gratitude, politics, self-improvement, Teaching
I recently spoke with a new blogger. I was honored. First, that anyone would want my opinion, and second, that she liked my blog. This woman is going to be a superstar. Her material is great, yet she kept apologizing. “Well, I’m new. I don’t know...
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 12, 2013 | education reform, food, gratitude, politics, simplicity, social justice, spirituality, Teaching
I was running the other day—disobeying myself since I’m taking a short hiatus from running, but I promised myself “just a quick mile.” Of course it’s never quick or a mile. Somewhere around mile five a song kicked in. Not even sure how it made my...
by Dawn | Feb 7, 2013 | education reform, Teaching
Today, an idea was born. I was talking with one of my upperclassmen. He showed me a picture of his new car. We had talked cars before–this was a different one. Turns out he’s been flipping cars. He’s sourced the welding to a friend’s dad,...