by Dawn | May 1, 2016 | food, Parenting, Teaching
“I have a cold. I need chocolate chip cookies.” “No. I’ll make you some tea,” I say. “I don’t want tea. I want a cookie,” says the boy. There’s no room for discussion here. This is the kind of conversation that...
by Dawn | Aug 29, 2013 | Teaching
“Tell me how you liked the book.” We sat in the professor’s parlor–about ten or twelve of us, a small history cohort. The professor was an old-style academic from the Midwest, who had completed his masters’ degree at the university where...
by Dawn | Aug 23, 2013 | family, parenting
“She poked me!” Declan cried. We’re getting his hair cut. Declan hates haircuts. He cries and resists. If I were our hairdresser, I’d accidentally cut out his tongue. I dread taking Declan for haircuts. He makes a big, loud fuss. Our...
by Dawn | Apr 18, 2013 | business, gratitude, satire, self-improvement, Teaching
I needed a job badly. School was expensive. After the financial aid was subtracted, I still had a ton of cash due each month. I moved off campus–our campus housing was like a country club. The food was great, the housing decent, and both were priced accordingly....
by Dawn | Feb 20, 2013 | education reform, family, martial arts, parenting, politics, satire, self-improvement, Teaching
Chess Story One: Playing Chess with the Boy We are playing chess. Declan and I. I started playing at about five. Never mastered it, because I don’t think several moves head. I’m too social. I’d rather talk. In chess, you must think several moves...