In Memory of Maria Sue Chapman
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Steven Curtis Chapman’s daughter was killed Wednesday night in an accident in their driveway. Video he filmed some time ago (which references the little girl who was killed here with lyrics here).
Article Tags>> steven curtis chapmanConfusing Characters
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“Wow, Saul really did Bad Stuff to David. Hunting him. Throwing a spear at him. Wanting to kill him.”“Yes, Sy: Saul was a bad king. A very jealous man.”
“But at least, in the end he turned good and started telling everybody about Jesus.”
“What? No, Saul never did that, Sy.”
“But, Don’t you remember? Saul–he became Paul! And he preached about God.”
Article Tags>> kids | paul | saulNew Math 2008?
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I’ve peripherally heard of some New Math that’s being taught in schools for the last couple of years that is different from the way I learned. When I do math I start with the right side and work my way over to the left but the New Math apparently works over from the right to left.
So for example where I did math like this:
1
19 19
+11 +11
=== ====
30
Now my question is this: how does the new math work? I mean, if there’s no 1 carrying (since its starting with the 10 integer and working over to the right), does it add another row underneath like so:
19 19 19
+11 +11 +11
=== === ===
2 20
10
===
30
If anybody knows, can you let me know? My son has reached a point with math that we need to address this but we want to make sure we have the method right so that when the teachers try to indoctrinate, he already has their methodology down.
Thanks in advance.
Article Tags>> addition | new math | schoolsMerry Christmas from My Family
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They bear a striking resemblance, wouldn’t you say?
Actual image can be found here.
I’m Daddy
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The discussion is here and the proof is in the pudding.Emma
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“Her name is Emma.” Sy was looking out the window from the backseat of my car when he said that. We were driving back from school and it was after those momentary breaks in conversation where both parties aren’t worried about the break, just musing on their own thoughts. Article Tags>> emma | kids | syPlayground Wars: Josias Strikes Back
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Monday, my son went back to school with much trepidation but armed with unknown resources: we notified his teacher about what had happened on his first day. Concerned, she promised that the teachers overseeing Recess would be extra vigilant to ensure that the older kids weren’t doing this stuff.Just Beat It
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One of the hardest part with this whole school business is figuring out how to deal with it. I’ve been on the receiving end of that sort of thing but it was at an older age so I know how it affected me later in life. I know people who were victimized like that early on and I’ve seen how it affected them as well. But in both (if not all) cases the sage counsel of the Parents is always “Fight Back” or “Look Tough so that they’ll leave you alone.”His First Day of School
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I can’t remember my first day of school. Maybe it’s because I only spoke Spanish when I was younger or maybe it’s because I tend to forget things. It’s probably why I enjoy studying so much: forgetfulness makes everything new.New Addition to the Family
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Breydon Elias Reynoso7lbs 8oz
20.5 inches long
Born August 9, 2007
