by Dawn | Dec 27, 2015 | self-improvement, simplicity, spirituality, wellness, Zen
After seven to ten billion cookies and countless miles logged around the world, Santa needs a rest. When the sleigh’s empty, he doesn’t return to the North Pole. He does two things to prepare for next year. He goes straight to the gym, then relaxes for a...
by Dawn | Aug 19, 2015 | education reform, self-improvement, Teaching, writing
Last weekend I went to the John Marshall Media studios in Manhattan where I recorded the audiobook for “Don’t Sniff the Glue: A Teacher’s Misadventures in Education Reform.” I’m normally not starstruck, but then I saw the audiobook cover...
by Dawn | Jul 12, 2015 | self-improvement
I’ve talked about this before. No one likes their own picture. I have a zit, look a stain, why can’t I have one supermodel shot like my friends? I’m looking for one picture that makes me feel perfect. My sister-in-law took that picture years ago....
by Dawn | Jun 24, 2015 | self-improvement, Teaching, Zen
It’s the last day of school–one of those pointless days that shouldn’t be on school calendars except the legislators who say “It’s not seat time that matters, it’s quality of learning.” Then, they mandate a 180-day school...
by Dawn | Feb 12, 2015 | social justice, Teaching
I was first generation that never sat at a counter at Woolworth’s. I never burned a bra. I didn’t need a bra but that’s beside the point. I wore mine dutifully with the other flat-chested girls who wouldn’t burn bras because we’d been liberated by our mothers. Girls...
