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Read it again and again and again Mommy.
The five-year-old has a new obsession: Cars and Trucks and Things that Go. The book is missing its cover, the first 8 pages and comes in two sections, courtesy of the abuse he bestowed upon it when he didn’t want … Continue reading
Posted in Little Bang, Mothership, Observatory
Tagged books, family, kids, parenting, school, writing
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This post! Now Collectible!
My son brought home his School Supply Order Form yesterday. Never mind that he received it several days ago and only gave it to me the afternoon of the due date. Just never mind. I’m letting it go, and I think … Continue reading
Posted in Aliens and uncharted planets, Meteor Shower, Minor notes in the celestial chord, Observatory, Sun
Tagged business, FAIL, Humor, marketing, school
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Anthropology of the School Concert
I attended the school’s variety show yesterday. I LOVE school concerts. I love the earnestness, the nervousness, the vulnerability. It makes me cry when the school band plays a song together. It’s an amazing accomplishment really to be playing a song … Continue reading
Posted in Aliens and uncharted planets, Mothership, Observatory, Star Catalogue, Stardust, Sun
Tagged dance, Humor, kids, music, parenting, performing, school
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20 years ago today
To commemorate the death of a dear friend gone much too soon, I am signing people up to be Red Pen Rebels — a term she coined accidentally in one of her notes to me. Read the whole note and sign yourself up. Continue reading
What? Surely you don’t mean me?
In which I rant about the disconnect between what people say they believe and how they behave. I am exempted from this disconnect. Continue reading
Posted in Aliens and uncharted planets, Big Bang, Minor notes in the celestial chord, Observatory
Tagged culture, human behavior, Humor, rant, school
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Fast ForWord — Round Two
In which I make my kids do another round of Fast ForWord. Changes in the game. Updates on improvement in my kids that I believe to be related to Fast ForWord. Continue reading
Posted in Mothership, Observatory, Star Catalogue
Tagged ADHD, aspergers, autism, brain, Fast ForWord, kids, language, learning disabilities, neuroplasticity, observations, parenting, school
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Fast ForWord: Proof!
Last week, I got the brilliant idea to get my daughter’s working memory and processing speed re-tested in order to see if there was any empirical evidence to back up our anecdotal observations that Fast ForWord has helped her cognitive … Continue reading
Posted in Big Bang, Mothership, Observatory, Sun
Tagged ADHD, aspergers, autism, brain, education, Fast ForWord, learning disabilities, neuroplasticity, psychology, school
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Fast ForWord: Changes — II
Prompted by a comment from Melanie and quite literally, the hundreds of people that have reached my site using Fast ForWord as their search string, I thought it might just be time to elaborate on the changes I’ve seen in … Continue reading
Posted in Aliens and uncharted planets, Big Bang, Mothership, Observatory
Tagged ADHD, aspergers, autism, brain, Fast ForWord, learning disabilities, neuroplasticity, school
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Fast ForWord — Language to Reading
I know it’s been a while since I said anything about Fast ForWord. Some time ago I posted about the first module my kids did called Language. I thought I should probably also let you know about the 2nd module, … Continue reading
Posted in Big Bang, Mothership, Observatory, Sun
Tagged ADHD, aspergers, auditory processing, autism, brain, education, Fast ForWord, learning disabilities, neuroplasticity, school
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Tentative Equinox North
Tentative Equinox 