Want to get a free book?

Rejoice! There is a way. Borders has started a summer reading program, where if you child reads 10 books, s/he gets a free book (from selected titles).
To read more and spread the word, here is the link.
Borders Double-Dog Dare

Rethinking Math Curriculum

While it may be a little too early to worry about transcripts and publicized low test scores for high school and middle school in Westbrook, if your children are in Kindergarten, it's never too early to start thinking about the way to teach them better, especially if the topic is basic math and not rocket science. Dan Meyer has an interesting take on the math curriculum, and he says that one thing we all can - if we can't teach kids ourselves - is to demand a better math curriculum.
Here is Dan's blog, and the video should be embedded too.