by Dawn | Aug 3, 2013 | family
I am coloring with Declan. We are making trees. I start to make my usual tree, which will emerge with owls, a couple of flowers, a graveyard off in the distance, and maybe a kid fishing by a stream. The kid might even fall in. I never finish the picture. I never...
by Dawn | Feb 22, 2013 | family, organization, parenting, self-improvement, simplicity, spirituality
We are making paper airplanes, Declan and I. Listen to the sound of crumpling and fits. “I CAN’T DO THIS!!!” “Sure you can. Let me show you….you just crease it right here…” Two seconds of effort. Crumple. Toss, Yell....
by Dawn | Dec 15, 2012 | family, organization, parenting, satire, Teaching, technology
Yesterday I made a strategic error in lesson planning. I wanted some old-school fun that disguised learning. Some “edutainment.” I needed the quickest of projects that showed mastery of the Bill of Rights, synthesized some research, and didn’t look...
