Category: Education

Daddy Mojo used to teach. Being an ex educator he’s interested in many things about education, such as teaching policies, best practices and bureaucracy.

Growing Up Online Free eBook & The Lorax Blu-ray Giveaway

As a parent the internet and social media are a bit intimidating.  I’m glad that our boys are young enough so that I can get ahead of it, if just barely.  I know that it changes quickly and what’s cool is suddenly not.  However I hope that by dad having some foothold in social media I’ll be able to assist and ward off some troubles for them.  Much like the internet makes activists slacktivists it also makes cyber-bullying much easier to do. Continue reading Growing Up Online Free eBook & The Lorax Blu-ray Giveaway

On My Way to Bed is silly, bedtime story fun for kids

A good bedtime story has two ways to look at it:  it’s fun for the children to hear and it’s fun for the parents to read.  That’s our go-to rule for bedtime stories.  If it meets both of those criteria then it’s bound to be something that will last for a long time.  On My Way to Bed is the silly, brightly illustrated story about Livi creatively avoiding bedtime. Continue reading On My Way to Bed is silly, bedtime story fun for kids

Does being a full time child caregiver exempt you from jury duty?

It’s the dreaded piece of mail that people received once every couple of years; the jury summons.  Like death and taxes, the jury summons will be issued to everyone (in the U.S.) at some point in life.  I saw the big X that meant I was on standby, called the number the night before I was supposed to serve and got an exemption-or did I? Continue reading Does being a full time child caregiver exempt you from jury duty?

Shimmer & Splash: a fishy look at the sea life that children will like

We just got back from a visit to the beach.  There were six children on the trip between ages 1 to 12.  On the beach the middle to older ones had buckets of questions about sea creatures.  “Something stung me-I think it was a jellyfish”.  “Is that a fin out there? I wonder if it’s a shark or a dolphin?  If your child is between 6 to 12 and have questions about sea life Shimmer & Splash is a good jumping off point. Continue reading Shimmer & Splash: a fishy look at the sea life that children will like

The first trip to the Melanoma doctor was mitosis-tastic

The first trip to the Melanoma doctor was a mitosis dividing success!  We learned that EKG’s can be a good love tester, a procedural visit to this doctor means that you’ll need surgery anyway and Judas Priest Spider-Man isn’t just a magical leather clad fantasy in your 80’s metal mind.  Continue reading The first trip to the Melanoma doctor was mitosis-tastic

David Carter’s 100-a fun, rabbit hole way to learn counting

Our 3.5 year old is just learning how to count past 20.  He immediately liked David Carter’s 100 when he saw the book because of the crisp, bright illustrations.  I didn’t realize how good the book was though until our 8 year old niece came over and started to look through the book. Continue reading David Carter’s 100-a fun, rabbit hole way to learn counting

Operation Storm is vivid, approachable history at its best

The Hunt for Red October is based on a true story.  What if there was an even bigger story out there involving submarines; that is 100% true and would’ve altered the course of the world had things not happened?  Imagine a super submarine, capable of carrying aircraft and that is a game changer.  That is exactly what the Japanese built and had deployed just before WWII ended. Continue reading Operation Storm is vivid, approachable history at its best

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