by Dawn | Aug 24, 2013 | education reform, Teaching
I’m writing my “Welcome Letter” to students. It’s going to a blog post this year. I’m trying to save trees–it’s a pain in the ass to get more paper when I run out. I have to requisition paper just to make the forms to get the...
by Dawn | Aug 19, 2013 | Teaching
Wanted. One teaching job. Setting negotiable, for a genius who hasn’t yet been hired. The candidate is certified in social studies, but social studies isn’t all you get with this candidate. He connects to any subject at the drop of a time, weaving in...
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 29, 2013 | satire, simplicity
Today’s Saturday. Dates and times are irrelevant to me for the next seven weeks until school starts. This is the time of year when you hate me. The time of year when I call you randomly, email you at all times, and disturb you at work. You get annoyed....
by Dawn | Jun 8, 2013 | Teaching, Uncategorized
I’m out of tissues and hand sanitizer. Students are mad. I see this. “Miss, got any tissues?” I keep forgetting to bring in a new box–I have my stockpile on my homesteading shelf in my basement. Someone needs to text me at 5AM when I plan such...
