I was doing first grade homework with my son yesterday. “This is a cat”, he read, and as he went letter by letter I helped remind him how “th” is pronounced. Then we got to the next line, “This is a dog.” And again he started sounding out the letters T-H-I-S, and again I reminded him how “th” is pronounced. But then I looked at him and said something like, … Read More

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My son came home from school upset this week, after his math teacher informed me (in front of him) that he wasn’t doing his homework. As he is a child who otherwise excels in math (and in school in general) this was strange to me, and precipitated a conversation (at times lively) about what was going on. The solution ended up being as simple as emptying his backpack and starting … Read More