Mental Math: 6-0-1: Half Dozen of Another

July 8, 2015

English is a peculiar language. The familiar turns of speech can recoil strangely off a young growing ear and mind. …

The 15-Minute Strategy

September 18, 2013

I am presently home-tutoring my 12-year-old Taiwanese daughter. She is two years new to the United States and to the …

September 11, 2013

“There is no school equal to a decent home, and no teacher equal to a virtuous parent.” ~Mahatma Ghandi

November 30, 2012

Today we went on a field trip with my daughter’s school. We saw many incredible creatures. But this colorful chameleon …

November 28, 2012

I am five months into my blogging experiment/experience. And I have had to ask myself again, “Why am I blogging?” …

November 16, 2012

How can I make art accessible to my children? – the young one, the reluctant one, the inexperienced one? I …

November 15, 2012

So far this week, I have highlighted the artwork of my husband and my two daughters. This post – fourth …

October 24, 2012

Last Friday I again taught an art lesson to a roomful of 1st through 3rd graders. We learned about primary colors, secondary …