Just how old is that textbook?

Last night I was helping Critter study for his social studies BA (benchmark assessment – I guess test is a word that causes too much stress).  One of the questions on the study sheet was “What does the First Lady do?” (Yup, you guessed it, the test is on government).  The answer, supplied by the [...]

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The world gone mad

This week has seen the world turn upside down in a way I could hardly have imagined.  It started Monday morning when my boss’ daughter, called.  She was the first to inform us of the Virginia Tech shootings as her daughter (and my boss’ grandaughter) is currently a student there.  As it turns out, the daughter [...]

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Why is it?

Why is it that every parent who knows Critter, especially those who see him in the classroom setting, say he “get’s it” when his teachers swear up and down he doesn’t? I know some of it has to do with the fact that teachers are trained to look for different things but come on, [...]

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