From the Blog
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On Hurricanes
I can’t believe that New York City has all that water in the streets! Those poor people. And it’s so dark. Hey – you know what they need? A wand… Read more →
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On Violet
The 6 y.o.: What color is violet? The 10 y.o.: Violet. The 6 y.o.: I mean what color is it? The 10 y.o.: It’s violet. That’s the color: violet. The… Read more →
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On Elections
I’ll just teach Aaron and Kylie about the Presidents of the United States so they can play Presidents vs Aliens while you have your piano lesson. I won’t even mention… Read more →
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On Recess
Mommy I hate recess. You don’t learn anything, you have to go outside where it’s loud, wet and boring and the playground is filled with boys acting crazy and wild.… Read more →
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On Camp
So I only had to clean up one time during all of 5th grade camp. The teachers started by saying that the shortest kids had to stay and do the… Read more →
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On Cleaning
The 14 y.o.: I *like* to clean my room because I find all sorts of useful things. This time I found $20. The Dad: We like it when you clean… Read more →
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On Evil People
People with eye patches in cartoons are ALWAYS evil. Always. The 10 y.o. Read more →
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On British Accents
The Mom: Raspberries is one of the few words I still love to hear your dad say with his British accent. The Dad: What words don’t you like to hear… Read more →
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Well there should be different kinds of testing for the different ways we think. Like taking the MEAP test today – instead of just answering boring questions in the scantron,… Read more →
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On NWEA Testing
The Mom: “So today is picture day and NWEA testing*” The 10 y.o.: “Yeah, we’ve been doing NWEA all week. I scored 245 on the Reading test yesterday. The last… Read more →
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