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Reminder: Mothers Day is Next Sunday!

May 7th, 2007 · 3 Comments

 
These pictures came to me via email this morning from, ironically enough, my mother.
I think that was her way of reminding me that Mothers day is fast approaching.
My mom–queen of subtlety.

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Tags: Children · Fun Stuff · Humor

Is creativity as important as literacy? Better yet: Do schools care?

May 5th, 2007 · 2 Comments

This winter I was introduced to TED talks a collection of speeches by today’s most intelligent people. The range of topics are fascinating so I strongly encourage anyone to check it out.
Anyway, one of the first speeches I heard/saw (because you can, if you choose, just download the sound without the video as a podcast) [...]

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Tags: Children · Growth · Learning · Teaching

What to do when your child is getting teased

May 2nd, 2007 · 9 Comments

Teasing: The stress

I came home from my second job tonight to learn that my eight-year-old daughter has been keeping something from us.
She’s getting teased.
Thankfully it only started yesterday. But that’s two days now she’s had to endure it. I feel bad for the kid–kind of. Because tonight, after some discussion and role-playing, [...]

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Tags: Children · Growth · Learning · Parenting