September 2007
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Do you known your American civics?
I saw an article about this quiz in the USA Today. It was a basic overview of American Civics and sent to Ivy league schools and several other random schools (including my alma mater Mississippi State). It showed how poor our students are on civic literacy. When I saw the numbers, Harvard scored the best [...]
Opposing a Book Ban
An article caught my eye today about parents pushing for a book ban for their 7th graders. As I scanned the article, I found they were talking about the book “The Chocolate War.” Parents protesting the inclusion of “this filth” in the required reading list due to “its depiction of swearing, masturbation and violence.” In [...]
I am going to New Jersey
I am headed to New Jersey for a SAML workshop. I know, I know, you are very jealous. I will be there through Friday. But here is something that will make you jealous. Shannon and Jacob are picking me up on Friday, and we are heading to Panama City for a vacation. We will be [...]
Lack of Political Excitement
I rarely venture into the realm of politics for many reasons. But I felt the urge to make a brief comment and even a prediction!!! With former Tennessee Senator Fred Thompson entering the Republican presidential race, early numbers show he has quickly pulled into a close second with Rudy Giuliani. By this account, most political [...]
My Life as a Play: Disciplining Jacob and Disciplining Daddy
Setting: Daddy is trying to put together some cardboard boxes for use as storage containers. They come flat so it requires some bending and folding. Jacob is trying to help Daddy but keeps stepping on the boxes and the DVD boxes laying around which will go into the cardboard boxes. Daddy: Jacob, don’t step on [...]
Life with Lexy
A few weeks ago we dog sat a puggle (pug-beagle mix) named Lexy for our friend Sara Beth when she took a mission trip to Kenya. We had been mulling over the idea of getting a dog since Jacob enjoys playing with the neighbors’ dogs so much. When Sara Beth expressed the need for a [...]
