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It’s Elisabeth’s Turn…

Published on October 5, 2011 By Tony Baldasaro

Elisabeth, my 5th grade daughter, is in the midst of state testing.  As a fifth grader, she faces the same stakes as Ben did last year when he was a fifth grader.  Thus, please allow me to share what I wrote last year about how this year of testing has the potential to impact the [...]

Please Tell Me I’m Wrong.

Published on August 7, 2011 By Tony Baldasaro

Here’s a sample of some of the questions Ben asked me on the way home from the lake today. By way of background, I should tell you three things: We live about 7 miles from Phillips Exeter Academy, one of the most prestigious prep schools in the country. Ben’s hockey team practices and plays at [...]

And on the Next Day…

Published on March 29, 2010 By tbaldasaro

Yesterday I blogged about Ben’s recent post about Gatorade and how it gave University of Florida players “electric lights”.  Some of you commented on the post, others tweeted me, mostly in defense of Ben and the “charm” of a 4th grader’s insights.  Thank you for doing so, it was a good reminder to me that [...]

Needed: New AUP

Published on March 12, 2010 By tbaldasaro

Recently my son, Ben participated in World Maths Day.  Over the two and a half days the event was open, Ben worked hard to answer as many questions as he could using my iPhone.  After the dust settled, he had answered 10,768 questions correctly, good for 35th place in the world!  As a result of [...]