Ah, technology. As a kid, I remember my grandfather vowing he’d never have one of those new-fangled televisions. He was adamant about that. Until he[…]
One of our quarantine pastimes has been watching old movies. Just recently, we saw Alfred Hitchcock’s 1954 classic “Rear Window”, starring Jimmy Stewart and Grace[…]
Late last year, I shared parts of a humorous blog from a father who had helped chaperone his kindergartner’s field trip to a pumpkin patch. […]
Early one semester, I was going over the Policy Sheet with one of my new classes. I noted the phone number among my[…]
These days, almost every school system has some semblance of a ‘gifted program’ in one or more of the various grade groupings. Usually these are[…]
“I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by.” The quote is by Douglas Adams, of Hitchhiker’s Guide to the[…]
Back in September, we explored the pros and cons of trying to ‘teach morality’ in schools. That column has bounced around in my head since[…]
Downsizing the odds & ends file: Halloween Math Pranks? Last Halloween, I found myself, as a civic club volunteer, passing out candy at a Boys/Girls[…]
“Invert the divisor and mul-ti-ply! Invert the divisor and mul-ti-ply!” Imagine an entire class chanting that phrase in a sing-song voice, and you’ll understand why[…]
Isn’t there a saying something like “save us from politicians who want to save us from something”? Or did I make that up? Bear with[…]