first grade

Dave Ferguson recently wrote about his weekly breakfasts with his daughter Amy as a part of relationship:

On a whim I decided to test my soon-to-be first grader to see if he understood basic algebra. I first asked him “If something minus 4 equals 5, what is something?” He took a couple of seconds and responded “9″. I asked a few more, including “Something minus 2 plus 3 equals 5″.

In honor of my favorite holiday, Victoria Day, I give you this video of a song that is about this Canadian holiday that is being celebrated today.

When my daughter was 2, she fell on the playground and knocked out her front baby tooth. When the permanent tooth grew in, in first grade, she fell on the playground at school and knocked IT out. So she has had issues with her teeth for almost her whole life. The first prosthetic tooth she had was awful.

WBIR.com: The mysterious body from the sky

On September 11, 1985, Fred Myers called authorities to his house in the Island Home neighborhood. The 85-year-old had found the body of a man, tangled in a parachute.

I know several teachers personally; more than I can count with two hands. Thankfully due to good teachers in my past, I’m able to count them in my head–without using my fingers, toes or (non-existent) penis, as the old blackjack joke goes*.

When I heard about the alleged rape that happened on a school bus in Rutherford County, I really, really tried to withhold my judgment until more about the event came out.

I have a good friend who is a school bus driver for the school system, and I respect his educated opinion on the matter, as he walks in those sh

I had to sit in silence for a few moments after watching Ellen Degeneres’ monologue about a 15-year-old, eighth grade boy who was murdered by his classmate in Oxnard, CA.

"I can't have a baby! I have a 12:30 lunch meeting!"

That's Diane Keaton in Baby Boom, a movie that profoundly impacted my view of working motherhood and the myth of "having it all."

Did I say having it all was a myth? I think it depends on what exactly constitutes "all". That is another post.

Don't miss the opportunity to see John Egerton, the Souths premier author as he showcases his first documentary today, about the 50th anniversary of school desegregation in Nashville.

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A Child Shall Lead Them