by Dawn | Jun 17, 2014 | self-improvement, Teaching
“If you’ll excuse me, I have to go home and make up some grades.” I worshiped the teacher having coffee with me. Jesus sat to her one side while the devil rested at mine. She was perfect–inspiring, funny, organized. I wished I could be her....
by Dawn | May 9, 2013 | fashion, satire, Teaching
Sagging. Butt cracks. Guys with skinny jeans that look like they got robbed from a second grader. Hundred-dollar ripped jeans. Sneakers that are venerated not played in. Chains on pants. Bright red hair. Micro micro micro minis. Shirts missing sleeves–maybe it...
by Dawn | Apr 26, 2013 | education reform, family, parenting, Teaching
We found a frog in the garden. A big, green Calavaras-county style bullfrog hiding under the straw. “Mom, he reminds me of a palaeobatrachus. That’s a dinosaur that was an amphibian. A dinosaur frog. Frogs are amphibians, you know. They live in the water...
by Dawn | Jan 18, 2013 | family, parenting
I’m sitting here trying to clean off my desk so I won’t be tempted to bring this computer on my yoga retreat. But The Boy Who Doesn’t Sleep got up early. That’s what he does. He zeroes in on my productive energy using it as a beacon to show up...
by Dawn | Jan 5, 2013 | education reform, gratitude, politics, satire, Teaching
I would just like to pause to take a moment to be thankful for Congress. I had been a little down about the public perception of education. I even got chastised by a good friend after sending a link to an education article in which I had some involvement. “You...
