Math Outside the School Box

Before I had any school-aged children, I typeset my sister's master's thesis. It was titled Scientists, school teachers, and the two cultures of mathematics. Her research showed how school teachers generally think math is a magical machine that chugs out mysterious...

Blogging Religion

This March I'll be speaking at the Story @ Home 2012 conference on Temple Square in Salt Lake City. If you were to attend such a conference, what would you be most interested in hearing about with regards to “blogging your faith”?

The Power of a Minute

I was excited when Grasshopper wanted to learn to crochet, since I also learned when I was 6 years old. I taught her how to make a chain, and she decided she would make a red chain to give to her grandmother for her Christmas tree. She worked on it for about a minute,...