Yesterday was Pajama Day at my son’s school. It was the midpoint of Spirit Week. This comes at the exact time when some families are hoping for a final academic push to solidify some of the basics that might have slipped under the radar in the year. But who can learn in the midst of […]
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Pajama Day
Posted in Children, Growing up, School on June 16, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Everyday Math
Posted in Aging, Existential, Midlife, Personal Growth, School, Youth on April 17, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
My son’s math curriculum is called Everyday Math – the idea is to use math concepts in everyday situations we encounter, rather than keep math separate, a subject during the school day that has no tie to real life. Thus, he can figure out fractions when we need only 2 of a dozen eggs, or […]
Please, please, please
Posted in Idiosyncracies, School, Seasons on February 24, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
“I hope it snows tonight.” “I hope it snows enough to cancel school tomorrow.” “Please, please, pretty please, I hope it snows tonight.” We awoke this morning, and not even a “Good morning” came out of his lips before he inquired, “Did it snow?”
Making Tikis in the Classroom
Posted in Children, Friendship, Reminiscences, School, Writing on January 21, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I was back in my son’s classroom, in an after-school effort to help the kids build Tikis as part of their study of Easter Island. His school has an amazing program where the whole school studies one continent a year, each classroom focusing on one country. This culminates in giant classroom projects, a school-wide evening […]
Kids in Motion
Posted in Children, Music, School on January 14, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I helped my son’s teacher at school today, during a math test, and it was the loveliest hour I’ve had in weeks. Oh, the variations on a theme, like Pachelbel’s Canon, only in place of 3 violins and continuo basso, there were 23 bodies in motion, with accompanying paper, pencils, and plastic rulers. And contrary […]