Article #13: Common Core Conundrum
I teach adults and for a time I tutored high school students. It breaks my heart when I get students so beaten down and anxious that they’ve convinced themselves they … Continue reading
Musings #28: A List of Nerd Firsts
My top Twenty Firsts in no particular order: The first “blog” I ever wrote was 1991 called “Truthseeker’s Haven.” I still have it archived somewhere on a dusty 3.5 floppy … Continue reading
What’s Up Doc #8: I Have Completed a Short Story! ( #amwriting )
Yes, I did! I have a Sci-Fi short story with an actual conclusion to go along with the beginning and middle. It might even have an interesting plot! And I … Continue reading
Picture This Picture That #38: Writer’s Truths ( #amwriting )
Relate a minute to Writer’s Truths
Musings #27: Cultural Appropriation Madness
Yes, cultural appropriation does exist and everyone should be aware of it. However, it is madness to call everything cultural appropriation to the point where people are afraid to … Continue reading
Language Acquisition #4: Time To Learn Katakana
Konnichiwa! Yoroshika onegai shimasu. I haven’t made a whole lot of progress as far as my vocabulary. However, I am happy to report that I am hearing a lot more … Continue reading
Language Acquisition #3: Training My Ear and Tongue
Konichiwa! Genki desu ka? Genki desu. I spent four hours putting together a video just for you! I can’t begin to explain how much of a pain it is to … Continue reading
Language Acquisition #2: I Can Read Hiragana!
Well, most of them. The important thing is that the random strokes are beginning to form strokes that make sense! I was wasting time on YouTube when a Japanese Children’s … Continue reading
Language Acquisition #1: Making Sense of Squiggles and Foreign Sounds
You forget what a toddler world must feel like until you start trying to learn a language. Know why toddlers cry and scream and throw tantrums so easily like they … Continue reading
Article #12: Why Behavior Charts Haven’t Become Progressive Only More Colorful
I am not giving elementary school teachers a hard time; I am an educator myself, though the older student is my area. I know that one teacher (who is lucky … Continue reading
Article #11: Yeah, My Daughter Knows Where Her Clitoris Is And Doesn’t Say Vagina When She Means Vulva
I know someone must have cringed at the title there, and not because of its length. The thought of a toddler or kindergartener knowing certain vocabulary sends a lot … Continue reading
Musings #25: Happy Sixth Birthday to My Baby Girl
Here we are again with my annual reflection on the wonder that is you First Born. What a year! This winter you took up skiing with your dad and not … Continue reading
Reblog It #13: Month 24: Poop Should Go to Sewage Treatment Not to Landfills; No Matter if You EC or Not
Originally posted on Diaper Free…The Other Side of the Moon:
I remember when recycling was just gaining steam. I was a child and I couldn’t get my mom on…
Musings #23: Dear Daughter (On Your First Day of Kindergarten)
Dear Sweet Pea: When I walked you to the door of the school, we were a few minutes early and I tried to slow you down. That morning you woke … Continue reading
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