“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

Yesterday’s blog gave the first half of tips and “aha” moments from participants in Tabor Rotation Training of Trainers Institutes. Here’s the second half. may they encourage you to try using small-group, differentiated instruction in your school.

Tip #16: Every … Continue Reading