Monthly Archives: September 2006

The cost of free education

Categories: Education, Venting

To say I was surprised to find out that my friends are paying between $100 and $200 for their children to attend free public schools in Utah would be an understatement. Shocked and appalled would be much closer to to … Keep reading

Plungers

Categories: Random

I don’t own a toilet plunger. I know they come in handy and that I’ll probably need one some day. And I understand the theory behind how they work. But I can never get them to work. So I don’t … Keep reading

It’s amazing I’m not dead

Categories: Health, Random

It’s not that I don’t know how to cook, it’s just that it isn’t a whole lot of fun when it’s just me and my kitchen is a small cave. I just got back from the grocery store, and looking … Keep reading

Fifth Graders – a never ending source of questions

Categories: Questions, Random, Work

Generally I wear a pair of slacks and a shirt (generally not one with buttons because those generally need to be ironed) to work. Today I am wearing a green shirt and a denim skirt. So what is it about … Keep reading

September 11th

Categories: Musings, Questions

What is it about this day that makes it unique from all the other days of the year? Why would this one day change our lives so much? Americans had been attacked before. Americans continue to die today. There is … Keep reading

A Question about Knowledge

Categories: Education, Learn Something, Questions

Three questions were posed in a class last week that started a very interesting discussion as we tried to determine the answers to them. They are questions that learning theorists have been trying to answer since before Plato. Books upon … Keep reading