Thank you all for coming. The support and love in this room will sustain myself, our children, and hopefully his family through this difficult, dark, and unfathomably painful time. On September 24, 1996, my world was forever changed. It was a Tuesday night and I was working the front of the house at Cold … Continue reading In Memoriam
Author: Dawn Kasal-Finley
A Series of “First Dates”
I am on the job market. And it sucks. I am excited about the prospects I have and I am excited about potentially making the shift from high school English to middle school English. There is also an Experiential Learning job I am interviewing for today that has me really excited. But that excitement is … Continue reading A Series of “First Dates”
Teaching Something That Matters
I have to shake the dust off of this place. I've been absent and the cobwebs have fully taken over--both this space and my mind. I have been consumed with teaching, learning, and parenting. My energy has been used to think and I am sad that my thinking (so much thinking) has not been written … Continue reading Teaching Something That Matters
The Reality of 45
I don't often feel my age. Â Yesterday, I did. Â It was more a combination of age and a couple years of laziness--but 45 is hard. I have always had a love/hate relationship with exercise, etc. Â I love the way it makes me feel; but to be honest, I have not made it a priority. Â There … Continue reading The Reality of 45
The Light at the End of the Tunnel
I Â defend my dissertation on July 12th. Â The culmination of nearly 8 years of work (some of that time was spend processing how research will do what it wants). Â Eight years of thinking about my work. Â Eight years of writing. Â Eight years of missing time with my kids and family. Â Eight years of wishing I … Continue reading The Light at the End of the Tunnel
Embracing Imperfection 