Here’s a tip for fostering spatial thinking in children: Get a compass and show them how to find the directions with it. Remember when you find North, you are actually finding the alignment of the earth’s rotational axis. The circle of the compass, with its notation of degrees, presents a wonderful exploration of measurement using…
Over the last few years I’ve discovered my attitude toward homework and studying is somewhat misguided. Deluded may actually be a more accurate description. Maybe it’s naïve, but I assumed that I would handle my children’s studying the way my mother handled mine. “The Madeline Method” consisted of the following: My sister and I had…
The September night sky is thrilling this year. September 24 is the equinox, and the full moon of the fall equinox is the brightest and biggest of the year. In the southeast sky the moon will be waning, after the full moon of the 24th. Southeast from Brooklyn is generally towards Coney Island and slightly…
