First, there was that scared mother expressing concern with her teenager’s choice to have unprotected relations with a boyfriend. Just before lunch was more about a couple diving deeper and deeper into an unbiblical union. Then the evening opened with a young single alluding to childhood trauma she has yet to process. Days like this get to me sometimes. Maybe you are the bystander or confidant hearing this, seeing this, feeling this. Or perhaps you are the mother, the partner, or the Continue Reading
Addition and Subtraction
Addition and subtraction are two of the first math skills taught in school. It usually follows number recognition and counting in most elementary classroom curricula. At this stage, parents, teacher, and students alike all celebrate this skill coming to life in the mind of the child. Although it is not my goal to rain on the parade of educators and parents, it is my goal to have you consider the following: we were born with a natural ability to add and subtract. Thank you, parents and Continue Reading
What Is Written
My daughter’s piano teacher made it clear to me that memorizing and reciting mnemonic phrases for musical notes is not the same as playing the music correctly. My daughter knows “every good boy does fine” and “grizzly bears don’t fear anything.” These two phrases have helped her learn the notes. But as her music gets more complicated she must improve her ability to play those notes correctly; on demand; no matter the order in which they appear on the page; no matter the tempo; no matter the Continue Reading