Posted by Unknown | 10:53 AM

I never heard of Gangnam style until about 5 minutes ago. But when the word appeared 3 times in a quick scan of Google news -- something abo...

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Posted by Unknown | 1:05 PM

 Work on one side, kids on the other? Illustration by winnifred xoxo via Flickr  The issue of balance is in the news again. Anne-Mari...

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Posted by Unknown | 8:23 AM

WAT Book Club Four Great Books for Boys. Full disclosure: I used to write for an editor who is now part of the We Are Teachers (WAT) team. B...

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Posted by Unknown | 10:00 AM

Please join me in welcoming guest blogger Nancy Mann Jackson ! Nancy is a freelance writer who gardens with her husband and two young sons i...

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Posted by Unknown | 10:43 AM

After my First Day of School post the other day, Christine at Origami Mommy asked if I had any tips for teaching boys how to use hacksaws s...

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Posted by Unknown | 7:24 AM

My eleven-year-old son came down from his bath last night and announced that he wanted to take a personality test. He'd just finished re...

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Posted by Unknown | 6:51 AM

Today's blogger, Amy Rauch Neilson, is another writer I met during the May blogathon . Although we'd never met before, we're c...

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Posted by Unknown | 1:07 PM

Yesterday we picked stones. If you're from around here -- rural southeastern Wisconsin -- you probably know what I mean. If not, well, ...

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Posted by Unknown | 11:44 AM

Maple sugar season is about so much more than maple syrup. More, even, than family camraderie. Tapping maple trees and turning the sap into...

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Posted by Unknown | 12:16 PM

We have a real treat today! If you're a homeschooler, particularly of the unschooling variety, you may have already heard of Sandra Dod...

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