April 2011
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Apr 10th
January 2009
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dumbing down second-grade math
I taught second grade today.  There was a math lesson dealing with mental math (seems like I *always* get mental math to teach, and I don’t remember ever *learning* mental math as a kid — I kinda think that once you can Do Math reasonably well, it gets increasingly automatic and thus can sometimes be done without pencil and paper… but I digress), and the introductory text (the...
Jan 20th
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October 2008
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Earth Science Week, Oct. 13-17, 2008
I got the following email this morning from an educational group that I’m part of.  Looks like a good resource and a good way to punch up science education and research. 13-17 Oct: NASA Scientists Address 5 Big Questions in Earth Science Teachers and Students, Log in during Earth Science Week 2008 as scientists from NASA Goddard Space Flight Center answer 5 big Earth Science questions....
Oct 13th
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September 2008
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One Pregnancy, Multiple Debates →
Via MinnPost.  A rundown of the various issues raised by the news that Sarah Palin’s oldest daughter is five months pregnant.
Sep 2nd
July 2008
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five-year-old hilarity
4:30 yesterday afternoon, Adam dismantles a pink marker (one of about eight in my house that are NOT WASHABLE) and squeezes the little ink tube till it bleeds.  I learn of this when he decides that he shouldn’t touch the bathroom faucet with such very pink hands, and he comes to ask me for help. 9:15 yesterday evening, I notice that neither my bobby pins nor the bathroom drain stopper are...
Jul 3rd
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