“We don’t stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.”     -George Bernard Shaw

The Texas drought may have dried up our pond, but it offered our two youngest children the opportunity to play in … Continue Reading

“I’ve learned there are three things you don’t discuss with people: religion, politics and the Great Pumpkin.”     -Linus

Out of all of the Peanuts comic strips and television specials, this one is my favorite. As a child I thought … Continue Reading

“There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, learning from failure.”     -Colin Powell

Building conceptual understanding for math can be done through almost anything. I’ve witnessed the most powerful understanding of fractions by cooking … Continue Reading

Go ahead and read the title of this blog again. I’ve been thinking about it for almost 24 hours. It’s what my 4^th grader told me last night after dinner. He and his sisters were allowed to choose anything … Continue Reading

This summer I wrote blog posts for parents. As I spent time with my own children over the past two weeks I thought I would share a few ideas.

How does a parent cultivate a deeper understanding of mathematical concepts … Continue Reading