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Monday Giveaway Linky, Extreme Drudgery Edition

So, Heroes, I have spent the last two days sitting on my fanny editing articles. There are over 2000 blog posts on this site (can you believe that???!?) and because Google slapped me last spring and I changed the site theme recently, EVERY SINGLE POST requires an...

Building a Better Student: Boys and Books

Speaking at school PTO meetings often provides terrific content for articles and blog posts. The parents (the P in PTO) ask terrific questions, and their feedback to my presentations gives me interesting new ways to look at issues in education. When the topic turns to...

Monday Give Away Linky: Late Learning Edition

Good morning, Heroes! I am late posting the linky today, in part because I’ve been plowing through a ton of educational materials that have been waiting far too long for my attention. It’s a time-consuming process; most of the information I already know,...

Building a Better Student: Standard Candle

How do you measure the distance to a star that’s millions of light years away? Astronomers sometimes use a form of measurement that relies on the brightness (or luminosity) of particular types of stars. It’s known as a standard candle. The whole system relies on...

Monday Giveaway Linky: Heavy Discussions Edition

Heroes, there are times in life when young people can cause SUCH deep discussions. Oy. Both this weekend and the last one saw me getting embroiled in drama. I’m not wildly fond of drama. So thankfully, it’s Monday and we can get back to the normal stuff....