My son, Motito, suffers from a bad case of chicken-scratch handwriting. His spelling is spot-on, but many of his letters are poorly formed, words are unevenly sized and run too close together, lines are...
In the groundbreaking 1967 film “The Graduate,” newly minted college graduate Benjamin Braddock is unsure about what to do with his life. During a homecoming party hosted for him by his parents, Braddock receives...
I nearly got lost when my mother took me to Luneta to hear Pope John Paul II say Mass on February 1981. I joined the unprecedented crowd that thronged the same venue to witness...
Homeschooling / Math / Science
An educational revolution is afoot, and leading the charge towards “free world-class education for all, for life” is the non-profit educational organization Khan Academy. Khan Academy is a a free online resource with over...
Every once in a while, Teacher Mommy, like many hapless residents of our beautiful islands, is subjected to the discombobulating and hair-pulling ordeal of transacting with government offices in order to obtain some documentary...
Transacting with government offices rates highly on my list of unpleasant experiences, particularly if the government agency happens to be the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI). I shudder to remember the quaint early days...
Regular drill and practice helps improve speed and accuracy in math computation. For drills, you may purchase workbooks, math window cards, and flash cards, or make your own. Or you could download math drills...
While eating a bag of cheese puffs one day, my son unintentionally spilled the bag’s contents on the floor. As I dashed to retrieve the broom and dustpan to clean up the mess, a...
If the undiminished popularity of Kumon, an afterschool math and reading program, all over the world is anything to go by, then math drills are still highly regarded as a methodology for improving math...
With nearly 10 weeks left in the current school year I find myself at a crossroads. I am thoughtfully considering moving my son, Motito, to a new school for the next year school year....
