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Math Geek Mom: In Celebration of the Primary School Teacher
One of the reasons I fell in love with the field of economics was its logical progression, the linear way...
Long Distance Mom: Archiving
What does it mean to archive emails? Are they the letters for the 21st century? Or are they the phone...
ABC's and PhD's: Time
This morning at the breakfast table (as my husband was hurriedly scheduling his day on his laptop), my seven-year-old said...
Mothering at Mid-Career: Counting Down toward the end of the semester
Four. Sixteen. Eight. Thirty-two. Five. Nineteen. Six. Lately everything I do seems to have a number on it. I have...
Parent-Teacher Night
Parent-teacher night at my son’s school was par for the course: everyone loves him. He’s a great student in class...
Math Geek Mom: Wisdom from the Neighborhood
One way that economists commonly use statistics is to do “forecasting”, to take what is known about today and to...
Motherhood After Tenure: book covers and first impressions
It's time to order the books for my spring courses. Because I teach Victorian novels, I'm continually trying to negotiate...
Don't spoil the mood!
A recent Saturday morning with my son was a treasure: he invited me to play Lego with him. I made...