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Going Back to Alma Mater
I spent the Sunday of Labor Day weekend touring our old campus with my college roommate, Nancy. This wasn’t the...
Math Geek Mom: On Trying to Bifurcate
The term "bifurcate" means to divide into two, to have the main body of something divide into two parts. I...
The end of the chore wars?
Good news for men and women: Time Magazine recently heralded the end of the chore wars! According to author Ruth...
ABC's and PhD's: An important lesson from middle school math
For some unknown reason over the weekend, I felt compelled to check the electronic service that our school system uses...
Mothering at Mid-Career: The week in bullet points
The semester has begun with a bang: an earthquake, a hurricane, and a presidential visit. Add to that the normal...
Parenting in a time of crisis
On the morning of September 11, 2001, I walked Ben to school as usual. On the way, also as usual...
Math Geek Mom: Inverses
The concept of “inverse” is central to Algebra. It might be used when describing adding a negative number to a...