by Alison Moore Smith | Apr 21, 2012 | for Mind
One year after our oldest daughter graduated from BYU, our son-in-law followed suit. Yesterday we watched him file in amongst the rest of the class of 2012 to Pomp and Circumstance and then, later, walk by the podium to receive his diploma. I sat thinking back about...
by Alison Moore Smith | Feb 10, 2012 | for Mind
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...
by Tracy Keeney | Nov 13, 2011 | for Mind
I was sitting with my coworkers during lunch, and as usual a couple of ladies who work as cafeteria/recess aides were eating beside us. As the aides were talking to each other one of them mentioned something about “walk and talk time.” It caught my...
by Alison Moore Smith | Nov 10, 2011 | for Mind
This is the third in a three-part homeschooling series. It was first published in 1996 in Super Learning Tools. Although my theories have morphed somewhat over the years, this series represents the beginning process of forming and implementing our homeschool and...
by Alison Moore Smith | Nov 9, 2011 | for Mind
This is the second in a three-part homeschooling series. It was first published in 1996 in Super Learning Tools. Although my theories have morphed somewhat over the years, this series represents the beginning process of forming and implementing our homeschool and...
