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Do YOUR fellow parents know the following yet?

Mental math - the ultimate of creative math skills

One of the

best gifts you can give your children is an appreciation of the wonders of Mathematics. After all, Math (after coffee, that is) is the purest source of pleasure and joy on this planet (true, TwitterBudgie comes in a close second).
Did you know there are many resources from which your kid can […]

Voice 17 years BEFORE Thomas Edison

Your kids probably know

about Thomas Edison - you know, the inventor of the Phonograph and all that great stuff?
Did you know he WASN’T the first to record voice? Neither did I! To wit:
…This weekend, Stanford University hosted the first public performance of the earliest known human voice recording–one that predates Thomas […]

Banish Algebra Angst with these easy help and resources sites

Does your kid view

algebra to be second only to household chores in producing Utter Undying Angst?
If so, not to fear - there are plenty of free Algebra resources online that can help teach them the ways of the Math. Here’s what I use:

Ms. Lindquist - Free Algebra Word problem teacher
Algebra Help
Algebra Homework Help
Fun […]

“A” means Average! The REAL studying and grading system for your kids

Morning! Extreme humor follows!

If you’re an American parent, chances are, you’re familiar with the grading averages of school:

A - Excellent
B - Good
C - Average
D - Excuse Me?
F - Run away from home fast

But those aren’t true for Asian families, not at all! Check out this humor parody (excuse the non-synching, it was […]

Ancient Greek and Ancient Latin Rocks for Kids Academics!

So! It’s time for your kid to choose a foreign language at school.

Have you gently explained to them that Latin and/or Ancient Greek is the way to go?
It’s so blatantly obvious to me that I simply want to shake every single idiot parent out there who intones, gosh, nobody speaks Latin any more […]

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