by Dawn | Aug 11, 2015 | Uncategorized
“You didn’t actually read my book!” My friend got caught like a kid cheating on summer reading. Jodi, the “Don’t Sniff the Glue” supercovermodel, hates to read. But since she’s on the cover, and we both have brown hair and...
by Dawn | Jan 6, 2014 | parenting, Teaching
Whoever’s teaching these kids to read–stop. I know, you’re amazing. You have a magic about you. One day, I put Declan on the bus. Seven hours later, he got off spelling. Mysterious! I like that he’s lying on the floor reading books about bugs...
by Dawn | Dec 4, 2013 | parenting
I survived Parent Teacher Conference last night. As a parent, I go out of respect. I know the poor teacher has to be there, and she’s amazing. As a teacher, I’m sad dragging parents across six towns to wait in line for ten minutes with me. They worked a...
by Dawn | May 6, 2013 | satire, Teaching
I was doing hallway duty. That’s where I stand at the top of the stairs and greet everyone as they come in–ask them about their weekend, compliment the new hair-do. Really, I’m supervising, but I don’t like to feel like bad cop when kids...
by Dawn | Mar 22, 2013 | education reform, family, motivation, parenting, satire, sustainability, Teaching, technology, Uncategorized
I am reading my son’s school newsletter. It does an excellent job discussing the Common Cores. I know this because I use Common Cores all day myself. The school is calling for a 50/50 balance of literary and informational text. I support this because I am a...
