by Dawn | May 14, 2016 | social justice
A whole lot of schools are about to give back some serious federal dollars over a toilet or two. It mystifies me. Federal dollars are tough to come by. I know this because The Big Boss always has to talk about money. Eight million this, three hundred thousand...
by Dawn | Dec 29, 2014 | parenting, social justice
Christmas is over. I’ve spent weeks shopping, preparing, budgeting, cutting, slicing, roasting, entertaining, arguing, taping, and wrapping. Every bow has been removed, the egg nog has been drunk by the morning after. I want to rest. But now, it’s the...
by Dawn | Feb 12, 2013 | education reform, food, gratitude, politics, simplicity, social justice, spirituality, Teaching
I was running the other day—disobeying myself since I’m taking a short hiatus from running, but I promised myself “just a quick mile.” Of course it’s never quick or a mile. Somewhere around mile five a song kicked in. Not even sure how it made my...