by Dawn | May 4, 2016 | self-improvement, Teaching
My first student turned 30 today. He wasn’t actually my student, to be fair. He might have been the hall monitor or something, because he always came to check on all of my classes. I thought he was an employee for three years. He was the only person I ever...
by Dawn | Jan 17, 2016 | Life, motivation, self-improvement, simplicity
“If I had your time…” That’s what I hear from people who don’t want to get things done. “If I had YOUR time…” Always that dark tone, sitting halfway between dismissal and envy…as if it’s somehow my fault time’s cheated them… that I’m some space-time villain who steals...
by Dawn | Jun 13, 2014 | education reform, Teaching
“What happened at school today?” I ask. He throws his backpack and races the bus to the tree at the end of the yard. It’s as far as he’s allowed to go. “Nothing.” “Again?” I say. “Nothing ever happens. No gym?...
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 | Jun 16, 2013 | self-improvement, Teaching
“You seriously think stuff like this should be ignored? I understand that hatred like this will never go extinct, but should it be allowed to go unchecked and unchallenged?” We were discussing hatred and discrimination–hateful comments on a...
