by Dawn | Aug 16, 2013 | organization, Teaching, Uncategorized
We are at T-Minus One Week and counting. Summer’s ending, schools elsewhere have begun. I received my schedule this week. I’ve had my first dream. My mind’s planning. It…has…begun. My teacher friends post room pix that look like they have...
by Dawn | Aug 10, 2013 | fashion, Teaching
I’m watching commercials for back to school clothes. It’s important to predict the styles that I’ll be up against when I return. I consider each possible combination that could arrive in my classroom. No, I don’t want to own them, I want to be...
by Dawn | Aug 6, 2013 | Teaching, Uncategorized
It finally happened. I started dreaming about school. Vicki Davis, “Cool Cat Teacher,” wrote about this, stating when teachers dream about school, they’re almost always nightmares. I’ve had two nightmares this summer about school. Both...
by Dawn | Jul 29, 2013 | food, self-improvement, spirituality, sustainability, Teaching, Zen
Last week, I picked blueberries in the rain. It wasn’t that pleasant. I was cold. When I reached into the bush, water shook from the leaves, soaking me to the bone. I got colder and wetter. I started to frown. There was one drop of rain on my glasses I...
by Dawn | Jul 12, 2013 | business, Teaching
My parents worked for the church. Dad left banking and my parents started soup kitchens, writing grants, working with people, and trying to solve problems for those society left behind. We moved. Since I couldn’t stay behind on my own, I went with my parents to a...
by Dawn | Jun 27, 2013 | Teaching, Uncategorized
School’s out for summer. But will my grammar return? Will I be left with words and phrases like “conversating,” “presentating” and whatever you call the verb tense that includes “be gettin’?” Will I recognize that nouns...
