by Dawn | Sep 27, 2013 | family, Teaching
I can’t discuss the day I had yesterday…not because I don’t want to…because of confidentiality. I never discuss things that can be pegged to individual students unless they are positive shout outs. It was a Class-A challenging day, filled with...
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 | May 24, 2013 | education reform
Sometimes I’m searching for something obscure. I go to Google. I put in the first letter– something nobody thinks about, like aardvarks. Google knows as soon as I type “a.” I check to see if the webcam turned on–if someone’s spying...
by Dawn | Feb 5, 2013 | education reform, gratitude, nature, simplicity, spirituality, Teaching
It’s 4AM. The middle of the night for some, and I have just been presented with a question about the vastness of the universe for further consideration. These are the moments when dialogue sparks up in the stillness of the night when no five-year old intuitively...
by Dawn | Dec 5, 2012 | education reform, fashion, satire, Teaching, Uncategorized
If you have followed my writings, you know that I struggle with fashion. I hate it, as a matter of fact, though with proper guidance I clean up well. But I think I’m in a better place now than I was in September when I prayed for Carson Kressley to come and take me...
