I’ll be the first to agree with the groundswell of those who fear we’re nit-picking our language to death in the name of political correctness.…
School thoughts
After some hiccups, we declared the 2014-15 school year open for business a few weeks back. It promises, already, to be auspicious.
Her first love
We bought the guitar– the first guitar– because we wanted our kids to be exposed to music. It wasn’t the perfect first instrument for a…
The Creation Museum: Yes, you should go
If there’s one thing that we saw a lot of on our trip through the southeast, it was Cracker Barrels. And squirrels. And museums. And…
Using a math story mat
You know the problem with the way math is usually taught? It’s so removed from anything remotely echoing real life that before long, the savvy…
By request: Our Day {straddle parenting in the trenches}
Oh, how reluctant I am to throw this into cyberspace. The truth is, there is no “normal” day any more than there is a “perfect”…
Moments, not milestones
I remember the first time Phineas stood on his own. It was in the middle of the floor, far away from the safety net of…
Raising an autodidact (on purpose)
I’m remembering now how this goes, this feeding the rabbit trails for the younger set. It’s been a while, but I’m getting back into the…
Math manipulatives every preschooler needs
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It helps to have a plan
This year the beginning of June rolled around and my bandwidth was gone. All but one child had completed the year’s goals. Said child was told…