If Your Kids Love Math…

…or if they’re having any trouble understanding trigonometry, I have a site for you! I believe in the magic of math (but that’s a blog post for another day) so when I found Touch Trigonometry via  StumbleUpon, I was thrilled. You have to visit the site to fully appreciate it (and take advantage of the [...]

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To Motivate the Students…

For those parents of students who need a little motivation to study harder, try this video:

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Great Way for Kids to Get the News

Have you heard about CNN Student News? _____________________________________________ Updated with coverage of the oil spill! Check it out: http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/apps/cvp/3.0/swf/cnn_416x234_embed.swf?context=embed&videoId=education/2010/05/27/sn.0528.cnn The site is “a ten minute, commercial-free daily news program” geared to middle and high-school students. If you’ve been looking for ways to get your teens interested in the news, I recommend bookmarking the CNN Student [...]

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Make Your Car a No-Phone Zone

Did you know that driving while texting is the same as driving after having had four drinks? This fact becomes especially important if you have teen drivers. April 30 is National No-Phone Zone Day, declared to raise awareness about the dangers of using a phone while driving. I’m on board and signed the pledge. Will [...]

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Read a Book, Give a Book

Regular readers of this blog know how much I love books. I’ve co-chaired the Book Fair at our kids’ school for several years, taught Junior Great Books (another program I strongly support) and, for a brief time, considered starting another blog devoted to books. I love books. I encourage my kids (and others’) to read. [...]

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The iPad

I admit that I am not crazy about the name but I’m thrilled about the new device Steve Jobs presented at this year’s WWDC. The iPad. Ahhh…soak in its loveliness. My favorite part? It’s too hard to choose. hi-res color iBooks, the keyboard dock, the revised iCal (that looks much better (and resembles my ancient [...]

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Save Our Music Programs

Do you think it’s important for your kids to play sports? How about music? I believe that music benefits our kids, and I strongly encourage parents to support funding for school music programs.  They help our children in more ways than many people know or acknowledge. For one man’s knowledgeable perspective, watch this video:

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My Son's Credo

As parents, we hope to instill good values in our children, but how do we know when they learn the lessons or whether they even hear us? Over the years I’ve wondered… Do they learn from what we do? How can we be sure? Wouldn’t it be nice to have a list of lessons, or [...]

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Stay in School Message

Have you seen this new Public Service Announcement (see below)? What a great message.  Work hard, stay in school and be responsible. I would add this —> always be kind and polite. Our president will be making a speech today to convey the same message. If you would like to read his prepared remarks, just [...]

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Adding a New Dimension

I’ve written many posts about books, my love of books and my experiences with book fairs. My daughter and I have hosted many podcasts about books – from picture books to Twilight. It seemed only natural, then, that I would create a blog about books. Currently under construction, the new blog seeks to assist its [...]

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