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How I Use Board Games to Teach (because Teachers are Jerks)

How I Use Board Games to Teach (because Teachers are Jerks)

by Dawn | Oct 19, 2014 | parenting, Teaching

I slept in, blowing my 4AM writing time out of the water. 4AM’s the time when the peace of the universe and a fine cup of coffee combine to create a force field from intrusion. I’m sad–even when I sleep in I could still make work in plenty time if it...
Teachers, Parents: You Have Been Replaced by YouTube

Teachers, Parents: You Have Been Replaced by YouTube

by Dawn | Jul 29, 2014 | parenting, Teaching, technology

I’m an adult. I’m a teacher. I’m a parent. I’m both stupid and irrelevant, a relic of time gone by when adults were necessary to tell kids what to do. Kids don’t need us now. They’ve got YouTube. “Why do I have to learn...
Improve Your Health and Mind: Make “Common Core Three-Bean Salad”

Improve Your Health and Mind: Make “Common Core Three-Bean Salad”

by Dawn | Jul 13, 2014 | Uncategorized

My parents are moving. They retired and bought a house in Florida–it’s where the old people go. They’ve been talking about building an in-law apartment onto my house so they could spend quality time with me until they forget who I am and...
American Education Isn’t As Bad As You Think: The Musashi Standard

American Education Isn’t As Bad As You Think: The Musashi Standard

by Dawn | May 5, 2014 | education reform, Zen

I wrote the following piece for ConversationEd. You can see it posted there today.  If you’re in the ed crowd, please take a minute to pop over there. Editor and creator Kathleen Jasper is starting the tough conversations. “Education is broken. We’re...

Tooth Fairy Helps First Grader in Common Core Math

by Dawn | Feb 27, 2014 | family, Teaching

Declan had a wiggly tooth. “You don’t have to pull it out if it hurts,” I said. “The Tooth Fairy can come any night. No rush.” He knew, though, that the Tooth Fairy brings money. He likes money. With the force of and courage of a...
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