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I have two boys who are brilliant and dysgraphic, one of whom is also dyslexic. I would love to tell you that there is a silver lining, but it has been an uphill struggle with the school system from the beginning. I have homeschooled for a number ...
In the beginning....
The gods were women.
There are still vestiges of this in our modern culture. "Mother Earth." "Mother Nature."
Mankind was so awed by the magical ability of the Earth to bring forth life every spring that they made her a god...
Thank you for making me laugh and for being literate. What a relief.
I could not figure out where to leave a comment. But I always tell my sons to stop playing with their penises or they will fall off.
My mom used to say that if God wanted you to have that, you would've been born with it.
Amy
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I love shopping online. It is far more convenient. Have to watch out for those shipping rates, but if you compare them to the gas you go through trying to find a specific item, it's usually a toss-up.
I love Amazon's Prime service, especially whe...
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- At 8:04pm on February 4, 2009,
Louise said… - I have so many giveaways right now.
Momstart – Cupid Cutie Costume (a little bit sexy) – Feb 14
Cupid Cutie Costume
Momstart – Eenamaria Designer hand bag – Feb 28
Eenamaria Designer Hand Bag
Momstart – Personal Fruit Roll Ups – Ends Feb 28th
Personal Fruit Roll Ups
Momstart - See Kai Run Giveaway (children’s shoes) – Ends Feb 14th
See Kai Run, Pick your shoes
Momstart – No Cry nap solution (book) – Ends Feb 28th
No Cry Nap Solution
Momstart – Entrecard Points (bloggers)– Ends Feb 28th
Entrecard Points
- At 4:12am on January 26, 2009,
Crista Talbert said… - welcome to the Atheist group. I haven't been on in awhile, but look forward to reading your views!
- At 6:14pm on January 24, 2009,
MariaD said… - I think love and other meanings - beauty, fun, utility have to be there together with conceptual understanding and technical fluency. Without personal and community meaning, math or physics, or any other endeavor turns very bleak, no matter your level of understanding, or your skill.
- At 3:56pm on January 23, 2009,
Danie Bell said… - Hi,
Thanks for joining Apple moms. If you have any thing to share, please do.
Thanks,
Danie
- At 3:27pm on January 22, 2009,
Shawnev said… - Good luck with your Bar Mitzvah!
- At 8:37pm on January 21, 2009,
MariaD said…
- There is some controversy about keeping your metaphors alive vs. formalizing abstract knowledge. Metaphoric (and situated) understanding is more robust and applies to the metaphor's particular situation easier. Formalized knowledge is faster and (theoretically) can be applied to many different domains.
I believe you should not skip the metaphor stage, going straight for the knowledge formalized by others. But then I met some autistic spectrum people who thrive on just that approach. Got to love the tension and the drama between metaphors and formal math! People actually fight over this stuff on forums or conferences.
- At 7:02pm on January 21, 2009,
MariaD said…
- Metaphors, in general, are two-part structures helping humans create new knowledge. The "source" part is the basis of the metaphor - something we know. The "target" part is something we conceptualize in terms of the source. For example, "times ahead of us" is a metaphor with the source of spatial orientation (front/back) and the target of our notion of how time works. Famously, in some cultures "times ahead of us" mean the future, and in some the past.
Math metaphors are mechanisms for creating math concepts :-) Probably one of the best-known math metaphors is "function is a machine." Some math metaphors are dangerous: for example, conceptualizing numbers as a set of stepping stones (1,2,3... on the stairs) may lead to difficulties with fractions, if overused.
One of the coolest things about metaphors is their death, when we formalize the concept and don't need the metaphor's source anymore. Numbers become "just numbers" (the cigar... ahem). One of the most cruel pedagogical mistakes is to try and push learners to that formalized level of work before their metaphors lived out their lives in full.
Gah, my comment probably breaks some ten etiquette rules for length and theorycrafting. But then, you asked about one of my favorite things!
- At 6:07pm on January 21, 2009,
Amanda said… - Hello and welcome!
- At 3:35pm on January 20, 2009,
Sew About My World said… - Hello and welcome to The Sewing Room. I hope you stop by and tell the group about your latest sewing project.
- At 1:27pm on January 20, 2009,
Lana said… - You are a busy busy busy lady. You belong with us at Super Moms. I am checking out your blog.
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- http://www.mothershandbook.net
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- A little about yourself...
- Four kids, a medical degree, and a complete lack of reverence for the way things are usually done.
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- mommyhood, blogging, wine
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The Nefarious History of Motherhood
In the beginning....
The gods were women.
There are still vestiges of this in our modern culture. "Mother Earth." "Mother Nature."
Mankind was so awed by the magical ability of the Earth to bring forth life every spring that they made her a god. Most ancient origin myths, e… Continue
The gods were women.
There are still vestiges of this in our modern culture. "Mother Earth." "Mother Nature."
Mankind was so awed by the magical ability of the Earth to bring forth life every spring that they made her a god. Most ancient origin myths, e… Continue
Posted on May 17, 2009 at 7:30pm —
Kids, Chimps, and Cooperative Behavior (A Rant)
Yesterday, I found myself in the unenviable position of asking my teenage son, affectionately nicknamed "The Grouch," to help me out.
This isn't something I do lightly. There's a reason we call him the Grouch.
Unfortunately, with my husband out of town and kids strewn everywhere, I really needed that second driver. Even more unfortunately, the kid I needed him to pick up was his nemesis, the next-younger, the Goth.
(The Goth is a good kid. He just dresses funny. It drives the Grouch crazy, es… Continue
This isn't something I do lightly. There's a reason we call him the Grouch.
Unfortunately, with my husband out of town and kids strewn everywhere, I really needed that second driver. Even more unfortunately, the kid I needed him to pick up was his nemesis, the next-younger, the Goth.
(The Goth is a good kid. He just dresses funny. It drives the Grouch crazy, es… Continue
Posted on January 28, 2009 at 8:50am — 1 Comment
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