Live With Flair

(my daily blog)

I Can’t Tell You

I’m eating dinner with my six year old, and she announces that she has the world’s best math teacher. For a little girl who has

January 4, 2012

First Grade, iPads, and the New Language of Six-Year-Olds

We’re driving across town, and my six-year-old and I have the following conversation: “Mom, I uploaded two new apps to the iPad they gave me

September 16, 2011

Beyond Math and Music: Encouraging Excellence in Friendship

Last night, a friend arrives for a sleepover. She has a green envelope that she presents to my daughter. It’s a homemade “friendship award.”

January 15, 2011

After All These Years

Every so often, I have a student who fits the category of “non-traditional.” These students always inspire me. Some include single parents returning to school,

August 23, 2010

You, the Expert

I know many experts. I have friends with cooking expertise, exercise expertise, teaching expertise, spiritual expertise, and parenting expertise. They read, they study, they take

August 4, 2010