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Are Teachers and Parents Enemies?

I often wonder why I hear so much negativity from parents about their children’s teachers?  In equal measure, I hear teachers complaining bitterly about parents.  Why all the animosity?  Are teachers and parents enemies? The parent-teacher relationship is a complicated one. Parents want to love their child’s teachers but they are confused when the teacher […]

Illinois Early Learning Project

Sometimes, we forget about all of the resources that are available to us as early childhood professionals.  I love this page because it has a comprehensive list of all of the great resources that the State of Illinois has to offer.  In addition to easy-to-read descriptions of the various partners, there are contact names with […]

Measurement Using Standard Units of Measure

Why do we use rulers?  Where did the inch come from?  Why is a foot 12 inches?  Isn’t that random? Standard units of measure have their place in the larger world.  They are defined, agreed upon, adopted, and used so that human beings can know precisely the “measure” of a physical quantity.  Wouldn’t it be […]