Daily Office: Friday
¶ Matins: Tear down that highway! Four cases (two of them in San Francisco) where getting rid of a highway improved congestion by taking the Braess Paradox seriously.¶ Lauds: Fr-eye-day Candy: Vlad Artazov’s witty and beautiful sinkers.¶ Prime: At The Corner Office Jeffrey Pfeffer shows ho ...

Freeschooling Notes: July 2 - July 8
Sarah has been watching reading about discussing and reviewing movies. I am thrilled with her progress in writing movie reviews. Look at her first2reviews written 8 months ago and her most recentreviews (and if you stop by her blog please leave comments! :-)) I think her work is much more fully ...


The MOST Important Math Skill But MISSING from ALL Text Books!
Amy blew up ten balloons and gave six to Carlos……..MEANS 10-6……After many years of teaching elementary math and trying to get better at it each year I finally realized that NO text book I have ever seen teaches the MOST important math skill!So what IS this skill?  It is the ability to ...

Life Curriculum and other Miscellany
It's Friday. The week just flew by...again. K is done with school next week - just 2 regents exams the following week. I can't believe summer is already here. J took her standardized test last week. Now we're just waiting for the results. Then I'll send in the paperwork and it starts all over a ...

Court Challenge of Seattle Math Text Adoption
Court Challenge of Seattle Math Text AdoptionA trio of plaintiffs has challenged Seattle Public Schools' recent adoption of the Discovering series of high school math texts. The three Seattle citizens -- a parent of an SPS student a grandparent and a UW professor of atmospheric sciences contend ...