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Hi, everybody. I just liquidated my kids’ college savings accounts to pay for treatment for my diabetic cat. Figure 1: Rocky the Diabetic Cat (he's relaxing in a cozy warm heap of newly-dried laundry…in the dryer. I didn't say he was smart, just diabetic. Of my two cats, Rocky is my least favorite. [...] Tomorrow is the day that we Americans traditionally celebrate our independence by setting off explosives and drinking too much beer. I prefer a kinder, gentler celebration, myself. I also like to think about the many meanings of “independence” and how they’re showing up in my life. July 4 is a nice sort-of-halfway point between [...] So I asked my 7-year-old daughter (previously featured in this post for her genius problem-solving ability) what she did in school today. Along with her science project, math, reading, and recess, she said she did something called “disguised learning.” It went something like this, and I swear I didn’t make any of this up: [...] This week’s tip is brought to you by the most amazing third-grader on the planet: my daughter. As I was checking over her math homework tonight, she told me that kindergarteners (remember, to a third-grader, they’re babies) don’t use UPSC. I said, “youpie-what?” and she patiently explained that UPSC stands for a four-step method [...] |
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