One day we were reading a novel aloud as a class and I paused for a quick discussion, when one of my kids piped up and asked what one of the words in the previous sentence meant. Now, admittedly I…
Monthly Archives: April 2012
Let the Kids Pick Up the Check
Nowadays kids have a crazy sense of entitlement. I’m not trying to sound above it all. When I was in high school I thought that parents paying for college was part of their job. You know, it was written on…
Don’t Be a Hypocrite (No one likes that guy)
Remember high school? C’mon it wasn’t that long ago. I’m sure that there were certain aspects of your classes that drove you absolutely mad. For me it was always reading quizzes. As a child I was an avid reader; if…
Questions Are the New Answers
The other day I was explaining an assignment to my class, which was modeled after a suggested activity in Daniel Pink’s book, Drive. Pink’s activity is based on a statement from Clare Boothe Luce, one of the first women in…
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