June 30 2010

June 30 2010

Word of the Day:Coffee.My pot of coffee was postponed by my son dumping Biology Day all over the kitchen floor when he tipped the shelf over.The coffee grinder dial refused to stay put. I need a new coffee grinder.Making coffee made me late to work.I won a coffee-flavored contest.It smelled like coffee when we...

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June 7 2010

June 7 2010

Teaching Link of the Day:Biology DayAdventure of the Day:First day of Summer School with my One-Room Schoolhouse:1 kindergarten girl, 2 boys, 2 3rd grade girls, 2 4th grade boys, 1 5th grade boy, 1 6th grade girl, 1 8th grade girl.Thoughts of the Day:Some supplies are better off distributed at the time of the...

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June 4 2010

June 4 2010

Teaching Link of the DayScripps Spelling BeeAs we have no television, we went to a family member's house for the Spelling Bee. My daughter--an avid reader reading at 2x her age level--is a mediocre...

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June 2 2010

June 2 2010

Thought of the DayThe following is an article I wrote for the personal finance blog right about the time I stopped writing for them. I never submitted it and it's never been published. I've...

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June 1 2010

June 1 2010

Teaching Link of the Day: National Summer Learning Association (formerly, National Center for Summer Learning, of John Hopkins University)From the site:A recent Johns Hopkins study found that...

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