Learning to Sketch: Another Benefit of Lifelong Learning
Learning to Sketch I spent last weekend learning to sketch with a parallel pen. Saturday morning had begun with a phone call and some troublesome news. My first instinct was to stay where I was and worry, something I’m very good at, as I’ve mentioned...A Little Empathy Goes a Long Way
I awoke today to an Instagram post from my daughter. A closeup photo of Bean’s face, looking very earnest (and as cute as a bug), along with this comment from her mother: “She appears by my bed when I’ve been sleeping, ‘Mama, do you need...The Beginning of a Journey
The Journey In a recent post I wrote about grandparents who are challenged by the many miles between them and their grandchildren. Today I read an article in the New York Times about grandparents who have moved to live closer to their grandchildren. It was very...Read the Handwriting on the Wall: Why We Shouldn’t Kill off Cursive in Schools
Composing an Idea In an earlier article, I wrote about beginning a six week writing project with fourth graders in a local public school (also see Writing and Reading with Children, March 30, 2015). It was a wonderful experience, and the children eventually wrote...The Value of Pops and Nana
Grandma, Grandma, Grandma! Occasionally I collect my granddaughter from preschool. Last week when I entered the play yard, Bean saw me from the other side of the climbing equipment. She ran all the way around it, arms held out wide, shouting “Grandma! Grandma!...
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