Why do people who experience trauma push others away? Let's talk about it. Click the link below to The Bridesmaid Reject. Features new pictures and art by my son and I. via What You Need to Know about Trauma: Pushing People Away
Category: Advocacy
Daisies on the Fields of France, a poem
Daisies on the Fields of France By Rebecca T. Dickinson I stand at the kitchen door with light lemon hair curling at my shoulders. Untucked, gray shirt as eyes stare at another plain in my mind that no soul-stained teacher wants to see or hear again. Meet me in the here and… Continue reading Daisies on the Fields of France, a poem
Travel in the Writer’s Wilderness: Hope when Others See What is Lost
I'm like a house that's been set on fire. Firefighters put it out in time to save it. The house is only damaged. It can be restored and made more beautiful than before.
A Purpose to Write
Writing has dominated my life. Reader: (most sarcastic voice) Becca, I had no idea. I communicate better through writing than when I talk face-to-face because it could depend on which side of my personality I wish expose or hide when I speak with someone. Most of the time, I have little time write my memoir,… Continue reading A Purpose to Write
Take out the Dis-: Do it Anyway
The truth about neurodiveristy ... growing up differently and raising a child with autism and ADHD... via Take out the Dis-: Do it Anyway
Why Over When
This is the first of a two part series on my memoir-focused blog, An Apple Between the Trees. It focuses on why over when. Change the "When will she leave journalism?" to "Why did she leave?" Sometimes we're too scared to ask why. via Why Over When
Refocus on Mental Illness
I have played with a memoir on and off for five to six years. So much to write: being a parent of a child with autism, family rejection, the non-cliche 32 year age difference between my husband and me, social rejection, being pregnant while working two jobs during graduate school, my career, and postpartum depression. I… Continue reading Refocus on Mental Illness
The Rain (A Metaphor for Special Education)
I am a firm believer in speaking out. I have had to pick and choose what I say because of my profession as a teacher, but certain causes deserve attention. For me, those causes include poverty, breastfeeding, and special education. So, today I share I poem I wrote as a metaphor for the needs necessary… Continue reading The Rain (A Metaphor for Special Education)
I Might Have Given Up If …
Fireworks and sparklers will burst in the 4th of July sky tomorrow night. The holiday celebrates what many Americans value, resilience. When you read my recent posts, a word keeps popping up: advocacy. Granted, my professors and books have beaten the word into my head for educational purposes. But, it is significant in building up… Continue reading I Might Have Given Up If …
It’s Time: Take Down the Flag
Successful teachers want to engage students. The term I've learned is "foster their learning environment" so students can become active in society. We encourage them to become advocates of the world. But, what about us? Teachers advocate for students, and there are some things professional teachers must decide to keep their opinions to themselves, so… Continue reading It’s Time: Take Down the Flag
Corrie's Season 