Deanna Crum-WassermanTo the TeachersThank you to the teacher next door for watching my class during a bathroom emergency, for reminding my class to keep their hands to…May 13, 2023May 13, 2023
Deanna Crum-WassermanThese Hills in TechnicolorThe brown dog woke me up. I fumbled out of bed, oversized grey tee falling around me. Freed the black dog from the sheets I’d thrown over…Jun 23, 2022Jun 23, 2022
Deanna Crum-WassermanMore Than My TraumaI have aged like a president. I have drowned in trauma for nine months, and I have aged ten years in that time. My hope is that, like a…Jun 17, 2022Jun 17, 2022
Deanna Crum-WassermanPass Gun Reform, Become a TeacherI hear there is a candy drawer in a desk in the Senate. But I’ll tell you a secret: schools are full of candy drawers. Sure, you have to…Jun 11, 2022Jun 11, 2022
Deanna Crum-WassermanDon’t You Dare Hand Me a GunI am a special education teacher. I teach in the schools we forgot to fund. School staff fights fiercely for our beloved students, and for…Jun 2, 20221Jun 2, 20221
Deanna Crum-WassermanTeacher Appreciation WeekI cry on the way to school this morning. Not the first time this year, or the second, or the third. Happy Teacher Appreciation Week.Jun 1, 20221Jun 1, 20221