Usually, we think of parent-teacher conferences as something that comes close to the beginning of the school year, or at least somewhere before the middle. Parent-teacher conferences often loom large on the calendar. I don’t know how your school or district works it out. When I was in the classroom, we had early dismissal, ate…
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Slow Down, 2012
Is it just me, or did someone set the 2012 calendar to “Stun”? Really? It’s the middle of the second week of May already? Where did this come from? I’m stunned. If you’re feeling the same way, then I think it’s a good idea if I get a few items of looming summer business out…
More Math Excitement, Please
Something I noticed while looking at my calendar: There’s always a day or a week or a month devoted to books or literacy or something language-artsy. Sure, on March 14 (3.14) we had Pi Day. That was a tough one to explain to a lot of people, but it was mathematics-related nonetheless. It may be…