December 2010
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Most Adorable Photos, Ever.
Every single one is AMAZING. Check them ALL out.
(discovered via @Chelsa Skees while checking out her fun fashion blog)
I'll Let You Know How This Goes
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The Magic of the Internet
The other day I wrote about trying to help my son, who had been sick for 3 weeks, keep up with his school work. I feel somewhat confident with the English and French, and I know where to find math help on the internet — but I was at a loss as to what to do for Chemistry and Global. He could just read the text books, but looking them over myself, I can’t imagine anyone could really...
Better than a Resume →
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Report to the Gym
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Loved. Inspired. Moved.
Just finished Work Hard, Be Nice by Jay Mathews.
Amazing story. Incredibly moving. Compelling and really well written.
Absolute MUST READ for anyone interested in education — though I’d say it even transcends that audience and is really for anyone who likes an inspiring story about real life heros.
I’m sure the public educators have a thousand reasons why KIPP schools...
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Sick Days Will Never Be the Same Again
Must express (again) how grateful I am for The Khan Academy.
Son is home sick — days now; no signs of recovery…….and math assignment arrived via email:
I and Imaginary Numbers
(me: “huh?”)
Imaginary numbers are well beyond my scope (haha)….still working on those f(x) problems ;) …..though thankfully I did have the foresight to tune in to the Khan...
Are You My Mommy?
My friend Steve said, just in passing conversation, “Are you my mother?”…………and now I can’t get the book out of my head.
ohhhhh….LOVED THAT BOOK when my kids were little. All these years later I can still recite it by heart.
On Good Font
To: People making books……..Please consider the following (said the girl who had to put down a book she was loving because her eyes hurt so badly):
“The findings were remarkable. Those who had read the exercise instructions in an unadorned, accessible typeface were much more open to the prospect of exercising: They believed that the regimen would take less time and that it would...
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On SATs
I’m reading the Stanley Kaplan memoir and here’s a quote:
“When parents asked me when kids should begin preparing for admissions tests, I always answered,”In kindergarten,” or “Three years ago.”
Btw, the font is painfully small. Arrggg. Literally hurts my eyes to read.
Update: Had to put the book down due to terrible eye strain. Headed to drugstore. A little depressed.
“On Helicopter Parents: Our kids may need therapy when they grow up due to their...”
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