Cultivating Bibliophilia
My daughter has finally become a full-blown bibliophile! All the signs are there: opening a book in bed the second she wakes up, reading at the breakfast table, walking around [...]
Dance, Drama, Etc.
Here's my daughter's recent dance performance from the town's annual *school* fair. It shouldn't be too hard to identify Christine: My kids have never felt butterflies in their stomach, suffered [...]
Learning With LEGOs!
He started with basic LEGOS as most boys do. First with small sets, assembled mostly by a parent. Soon he was able to do them on his own. Larger sets [...]
Beginning Piano
While I firmly believe that almost any parent can get their child started on piano lessons via the copious free instruction on YouTube...for a few reasons that approach just didn't [...]
Second Grade Reading List?
Through the first three academic quarters of this year (about 8 months), these are some, but not all(!), of the books our son John (age 7.42 now) has read. [...]
Education Technology – Group vs. Individualized
Too many of the technological breakthroughs trumpeted in the education field today are for *group learning environments*. Smartboards, Piazza, Blackboard, packaged software... And most educational websites are designed for and [...]
Terrific Math Book
If every future artist were forced to say....*master painting* first, then we'd disillusion untold numbers of future brilliant photographers, sculptors, musicians, dancers, graphic designers, filmmakers, etc. who didn't really care [...]
A Few Educational Apps
Recall I just bought a Sony Tablet to assist in the education of my children. There are innumerable apps out there and I'm really just starting to try them out. [...]