Eleven Years Ago, we said "I Do." I sill love that my hubby agreed to get married on April Fools Day.  I was never getting married. My parents marriage was awful and I always believed that I would NEVER get married. I have since learned to never say never (or at least not very … Continue reading One Hundred And Thirty-Two Months Of April Fools
Author: Dawn Kasal-Finley
60-Months-Old
Dear Noah Hojawaka, 21,901 days ago, somewhere in Ethiopia, your birth mother pushed you into the world. This is what I wrote this summer about this day, The pain ripped through her heart more than it ripped through her womb. The thought of a life born and given a way at the same time A … Continue reading 60-Months-Old
Rich Kids Get Taught, Poor Kids Get Tested
This idea has been rumbling around my head for years. As I continue the preliminary work on my dissertation, mentor urban high school teachers and work with charter schools, I find this to be more and more true. Testing has become the new "reform" movement in urban education. And not just annual testing--but every 6 … Continue reading Rich Kids Get Taught, Poor Kids Get Tested
It’s Friday
It's Friday. I'm exhausted and swamped.
Big Apple Bound
I'm going to New York City. Here I come New York City. I. Am. Going. To. New. York. CITY!! Sorry, I'm just a little excited. Not just about going to New York CITY, but I had my first conference proposal accepted. It is my first acceptance, not my first proposal. I had on proposal denied … Continue reading Big Apple Bound
