Education

Pollution Project

  • Posted on January 18, 2013
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Dex's Martin Luther King Jr. project had two parts. He had to write an essay about how MLK inspired him to change the world, but he also had to create an art project that shows the effects of the problem he, Dex, chose to tackle.…
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Martin Luther King Jr. Day Project

  • Posted on January 16, 2013
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I love the project Declan is working on this week. It really encompasses the best in education. Learning, sure - but also, thinking. Growing. Plus, he is challenging himself to be a better person.Of course, they are learning about the legacy of Martin Luther King…
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Favorite Kid Craft Activities via Pinterest

  • Posted on January 9, 2013
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Ahhh, yes, Pinterest. I love you so. And the fun thing about having a child that is entering the Internet age is he looks through Pinterest boards and it helps us find stuff to do over long spans of time when he is off school.…
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There’s A Monster At The Breakfast Table

  • Posted on December 4, 2012
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I tried to stay true to Declan's artistic vision, but I really could not bring myself to spell it "breckfast."Also hoping he did not plagiarize this, like he did the last time I posted his homework.Either way, this poem is pretty sweet.Click here to see…
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Obama & Romney: Their Personal Stories

  • Posted on November 2, 2012
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I have often said that I like the level of homework coming out of Declan's school. It's very Goldilocks: not too much, not too little. And when they are given larger projects to do over a period time - they are interesting, engaging and employ…
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The Middle School Conundrum

  • Posted on October 23, 2012
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Tonight, we attend our first open house for Middle School.Middle School. The years where children become tweens and start growing hair in weird places.Long ago, when Declan started Kindergarten, we hemmed and hawed over that decision. Declan made the cut off for his school year…
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