Snapshot Sunday: Organization
For some reason, Boy #4 likes to line his machines up just so. I currently have a line of machines in my bedroom. He has a line of machines along the rug in his room. And his “outside machines” are lined up in the snow.
Boy Mom Eyes
Having a boy (or 2 or 3 or….) definitely changes you. Case in point: I found myself wrestling with my five-year-old niece today. After years of parenting boys, “wrestle” somehow equals “play” in my brain. Maybe that’s why I found Outnumbered Mom’s post, The Paradox
Boys & Healthcare
Did you know that… 3 times more likely than girls to be diagnosed with ADHD 4 times more likely to be diagnosed with autism More likely to have asthma, headaches and depression, at least pre-puberty. (After puberty, girl experience more asthmatic episodes, headaches and depression
Boys & Healthcare
Did you know that… 3 times more likely than girls to be diagnosed with ADHD 4 times more likely to be diagnosed with autism More likely to have asthma, headaches and depression, at least pre-puberty. (After puberty, girl experience more asthmatic episodes, headaches and depression
Online Resources
Remember life before the Internet? We had to go to the library to look up magazine articles in periodical guides, then wade through stacks of magazines in a back room if we needed information for a school report. Martin Luther King Jr’s famous “I Had
What Makes a Great Teacher?
Bill Gates is someone I admire. He has billions of dollars and absolutely no financial incentive to ever work again, yet he continues to devote his time, energy and resources to worthy causes, such as global health and, recently, education. Gates recently committed $45 million
Doing Nothing
After lunch today, I sat back on the sofa and sipped my soda. To the casual observer, it may have looked like I was doing nothing. (Especially since I periodically closed my eyes.) But if you looked closer, you would have seen education in action.
Boys and Hair, Part 3
I’ve blogged about Taylor Pugh before. Most recently, the long-haired little boy’s parents reached a compromise with the school district, agreeing to secure his hair up before sending him to class. According to his mom, Elizabeth, Taylor “looks a little like Princess Leia” with his