I realized this week what an odd mixture we are of traditional teaching and cutting edge. Many of our techniques are tried and true, traditional and old school. Grammar is but one example. Having a clear understanding of the parts of the sentence and what goes together and what doesn’t is critical to good writing. […]
Books, books, books!
Today, after dropping my teen off at her camp counselor job, I made the rounds of the Pittsboro thrift stores and hit the jackpot. There were an amazing number of great books and I bought $40 worth. I was agonizing over spending our limited funds (insert shameless plug to hit that donate button!), but then […]
You must be mistaken
How many mistakes did you make today? I made quite a few. I forgot to take the books back to the library (fines building up!), I turned a street too early, I threw away something I needed, I left my dayplanner on the floor and the cat peed on it. And those are the ones […]
