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Motherhood After Tenure: Step-parenting, part 2
Yesterday was my daughter’s last day of kindergarten. As we sat in the tiny chairs and looked through her portfolio...
Mothering at Mid-Career: Sad Stories
I’ve been consumed by news stories lately, one local—within the community of “mother bloggers” — and one national. The local...
Paying for College, Sometimes With Blood
Ann Larson’s recent IHE column, in which she dissects the popular idea that that a college education is the key...
Math Geek Mom: Class Reunion
I have written in this column before about the concept of "opportunity cost." This topic from economics says that every...
Long Distance Mom: Oil and Water
The media and the sciences… They mix like oil and water. Commercial media seeks narrative personas, two-sided conflicts and attention-grabbing...
ABCs and PhD's: Time for a recharge
It’s damp. It’s dreary. As I write this, I look out my window and fog obscures the mid-morning light. After...
Math Geek Mom: A Difficult Decision
In economics, we talk about education as a way to build “human capital”, which will later be put to productive...
Motherhood After Tenure: The Teacher as Student
This week, immediately after turning in my final grades, I flew east to visit old friends in New England and...
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