Just Mark ‘C’ and Two Other Things I’ll Tell My Kids About Standardized Testing

I can only recall one piece of advice for taking standardized tests when I was a kid. The pointer didn’t come from my school’s principal or from my teacher-parents. The advice came from my older brother, Tim, in an unsolicited Continue reading Just Mark ‘C’ and Two Other Things I’ll Tell My Kids About Standardized Testing

Three Ways to Watch More March Madness Without Ignoring the Kids

I can’t get enough March Madness.  Bring on the games! In my no-kids-allowed, temporarily-single-again dream world, nothing stops me from lounging in my comfy arm-chair in front of my home’s largest television from noon to midnight this coming Thursday and Continue reading Three Ways to Watch More March Madness Without Ignoring the Kids

Tim Tebow and the Difference Between Persistent and Naive

“He will never miss a chance to ‘Tebow’ toward the camera, will he?” In 2011, I sarcastically scoffed at then-Denver Broncos quarterback, Tim Tebow, kneeling with fist to forehead, after throwing a game-winning touchdown pass. At that time, I dismissed Continue reading Tim Tebow and the Difference Between Persistent and Naive