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PTA Take Your Family to School Week Grant Money Available

PTA Take Your Family to School Week Grant Money Available

WooHoo!  Free Money! Okay, so technically there’s a little work involved.  But the kind of money we’re talking about here is definitely worth the effort. The PTAs Take Your Family to School Week is sponsored by the AXA Foundation and includes 45 $1000 grants.  One of them could be yours if you take action before October 28, 2011 by completing the short application. Of course, we’re going to want you to use that money to purchase our Nifty Numbers Family…

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How to Prepare Your Teen for Their First Interview

How to Prepare Your Teen for Their First Interview

This is Ryan right before he left to go on his first interview for a busboy position at the local sandwich shop.  He was nervous.  Very nervous.  I knew he would be, so a few days before the interview we began role-playing.  I wanted him to feel comfortable and confident that he was qualified for the job. Although it’s always hard to know exactly what questions are going to be asked during an interview, there tend to be some standard…

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The Bad Numbers

The Bad Numbers

It was 6:45 a.m. this morning when I heard the pitter-patter of little feet on the floor.  It was my 7-year old niece who was visiting for a few days.  I was shocked to see her peek into my office that early in the morning; I’ve seen her sleep til 10. But today was the last day of her short visit and I’m guessing she didn’t want to miss out on anything.  Ryan was up and fixing himself breakfast, John…

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Math Around Us

Math Around Us

If we take the time to notice our surroundings, I think we may be surprised at just how much math we have in our every day environment.  Take the photo to the left.  It’s something most kids are familiar with.  But do they know that it represents the multiplication problem 4 x 6.  If they count the number of rows (4) and then multiply by the number of columns (6), they can quickly discover how many total eggs there are….

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