by Dawn | Mar 29, 2015 | education reform, Teaching
Declan gets pennies in a reward jar for not annoying me. He earned enough to get something. He asked for a Rubik’s Cube. I was the last of my friends to get the Rubik’s Cube in the 80’s. I never did learn to solve it. “Here, Mom, solve...
by Dawn | May 15, 2014 | Teaching
I give the assignment. It’s about superheroes. There’s a lot to be said about superheroes–both Marvel and DC comic superheroes, and regular people who transcend everyday situations in ways that astonish me. “Batman is not a superhero!”...
by Dawn | May 7, 2014 | parenting
“I like your drawing.” You can’t say “What is it?” Kids get insulted. “You should know what that is, Mommy!” they’ll say. This art’s pretty good. By “good,” I mean easily identifiable by a non-parent....
by Dawn | Apr 7, 2014 | self-improvement, Zen
I look through pictures as I get ready to write. Coffee. Check. More coffee. Ready. Silence. For the moment. All things are in place. I pause a moment. I savor art running through my feed while my thoughts get ready to wake up. Sarah turns casual happenstance into...
by Dawn | Feb 27, 2013 | education reform, family, martial arts, satire, self-improvement, spirituality, Teaching, wellness
“Don’t you ever sleep?” I asked my friend, Heather. She is always awake. Pretty much every minute. I can verify this because I wake up at about 4AM to write for a couple hours. She is there. I see her posts after I go to sleep at my somewhat...
