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The Mysterious Dollars

The Mysterious Dollars

Every Monday I pop $5 into a special pocket of both my boys’ backpacks.  The money is to cover two days of eating lunch in the school cafeteria.  They could pick any two days but need to let me know in advance because, yes it’s true, I still pack their bag lunches on non-cafeteria days.  One Monday I noticed that there were two dollar bills in Ryan’s special pocket.  If there had been two dollars and fifty cents I wouldn’t…

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Chipotle

Chipotle

I started teaching summer math camps in 2002 for elementary aged kids.  I must admit the reason for teaching them was selfish.  As a former classroom teacher who emphasized hands-on learning I wanted my two boys to be exposed to the activities I taught my 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders.  My boys are older now (13 and 15) but they still come with me when I teach the camps.  The reasons are different.  Working with small groups of kids, Nathan,…

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