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September 2024
- Sep 5, 2024 This is Just to Say (TW: Suicide) Sep 5, 2024
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July 2024
- Jul 25, 2024 Predicting Substance Use in Early Adolescence Jul 25, 2024
- Jul 5, 2024 Tending Our Wounds: On Catherine Newman's Novel, Sandwich Jul 5, 2024
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June 2024
- Jun 10, 2024 Alcohol + Guns: Far More Deadly Than the Sum of Their Statistical Parts Jun 10, 2024
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May 2024
- May 29, 2024 The Death Spiral May 29, 2024
- May 3, 2024 The Repeal of Mother's Day May 3, 2024
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March 2024
- Mar 7, 2024 What’s Next? Mar 7, 2024
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February 2024
- Feb 28, 2024 In My Wildest Dreams Feb 28, 2024
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January 2023
- Jan 11, 2023 The Addiction Inoculation in My Office turns 100 Jan 11, 2023
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April 2022
- Apr 26, 2022 I have the most amazing news. Apr 26, 2022
- Apr 26, 2022 My Wall of Things, Part IV Apr 26, 2022
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January 2022
- Jan 19, 2022 My Wall of Things: Part 3 Jan 19, 2022
- Jan 19, 2022 My Wall of Things: Part 2 Jan 19, 2022
- Jan 19, 2022 My Wall of Things Jan 19, 2022
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November 2021
- Nov 11, 2021 Where Do You Get Your Ideas? Nov 11, 2021
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October 2021
- Oct 26, 2021 How Do You Do Music? Oct 26, 2021
- Oct 24, 2021 Music to My Ears Oct 24, 2021
- Oct 18, 2021 Look at the Sky Oct 18, 2021
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July 2021
- Jul 12, 2021 Rising Seniors Jul 12, 2021
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May 2021
- May 4, 2021 Thanks, and ever thanks. May 4, 2021
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March 2021
- Mar 9, 2021 It's the Final Countdown Mar 9, 2021
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February 2021
- Feb 18, 2021 A Primer on the Almighty Pre-order Feb 18, 2021
- Feb 9, 2021 Parenting in Place Masterclass Winter Session Feb 9, 2021
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January 2021
- Jan 23, 2021 More Book Giveaways! Jan 23, 2021
- Jan 20, 2021 The Bomb in the Closet Jan 20, 2021
- Jan 17, 2021 An Earful Jan 17, 2021
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November 2020
- Nov 19, 2020 Yet Another Book Giveaway! Nov 19, 2020
- Nov 10, 2020 Parenting in Place Masterclass is Back! Nov 10, 2020
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October 2020
- Oct 26, 2020 Book Giveaway! Oct 26, 2020
- Oct 19, 2020 Book Giveaway! Oct 19, 2020
- Oct 16, 2020 It's October, and that can only mean one thing. Oct 16, 2020
- Oct 2, 2020 Book Giveaway! Oct 2, 2020
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September 2020
- Sep 21, 2020 It Gets Better Sep 21, 2020
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August 2020
- Aug 19, 2020 The Bright Places Aug 19, 2020
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April 2020
- Apr 17, 2020 She's an Armchair Expert Apr 17, 2020
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March 2020
- Mar 21, 2020 Ask an Infectious Diseases Doctor About COVID-19 Mar 21, 2020
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January 2020
- Jan 6, 2020 Book Tour First Aid Kit Jan 6, 2020
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May 2019
- May 25, 2019 A Tale of Two Towels May 25, 2019
- May 16, 2019 Life Handed Me Lemons May 16, 2019
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April 2019
- Apr 1, 2019 Letters to Boys About Love Apr 1, 2019
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March 2019
- Mar 24, 2019 An Apology Mar 24, 2019
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June 2018
- Jun 14, 2018 A Short Walk Jun 14, 2018
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March 2018
- Mar 26, 2018 Illinois Overhauls Education for Children in Juvenile Detention Mar 26, 2018
- Mar 26, 2018 Minimum Highway, Maximum Donuts Mar 26, 2018
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December 2017
- Dec 20, 2017 Episode 3: Should I Let My Kid Quit? Dec 20, 2017
- Dec 5, 2017 Your Questions, Answered. Dec 5, 2017
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October 2017
- Oct 10, 2017 Follow Through Oct 10, 2017
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August 2017
- Aug 31, 2017 Wiped Out Aug 31, 2017
- Aug 4, 2017 And Now For Something Completely Different Aug 4, 2017
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July 2017
- Jul 6, 2017 I'll Be Watching You Jul 6, 2017
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March 2017
- Mar 5, 2017 From Karla Mar 5, 2017
- Mar 3, 2017 A Question A Day Mar 3, 2017
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November 2016
- Nov 9, 2016 Ready, Set, Go. Nov 9, 2016
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September 2016
- Sep 23, 2016 One Writer, Many Desks Sep 23, 2016
- Sep 15, 2016 The Making of The Stinky and Dirty Show! Sep 15, 2016
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August 2016
- Aug 10, 2016 Getting All Stinky & Dirty Aug 10, 2016
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March 2016
- Mar 27, 2016 Yeah, yeah. I know. Mar 27, 2016
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November 2015
- Nov 29, 2015 Ben Learns to Milk a Cow Nov 29, 2015
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October 2015
- Oct 16, 2015 Home Again, Home Again, Jiggedy-Jig Oct 16, 2015
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July 2015
- Jul 7, 2015 Something Wonderful This Way Comes Jul 7, 2015
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June 2015
- Jun 21, 2015 Now is the Season of Our Malcontents Jun 21, 2015
- Jun 2, 2015 What Gives Jun 2, 2015
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May 2015
- May 9, 2015 Reading on the Hill May 9, 2015
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April 2015
- Apr 16, 2015 Reading Beyond the Borders of YA Apr 16, 2015
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March 2015
- Mar 24, 2015 Special Care Instructions Mar 24, 2015
- Mar 18, 2015 The High Untrespassed Sanctity of Space Mar 18, 2015
- Mar 8, 2015 Sex, Drugs, and Dripping Woe Mar 8, 2015
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February 2015
- Feb 1, 2015 Random Acts of Linus Feb 1, 2015
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January 2015
- Jan 24, 2015 Touchy Subjects Jan 24, 2015
- Jan 1, 2015 Out With the Old, In With the Book! Jan 1, 2015
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December 2014
- Dec 18, 2014 Savage Love Dec 18, 2014
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November 2014
- Nov 18, 2014 This is Adolescence: 15 Nov 18, 2014
- Nov 13, 2014 Room for Debate about Homework Nov 13, 2014
- Nov 9, 2014 Hope is the Thing with Feathers Nov 9, 2014
- Nov 3, 2014 In a town known as Oyster Bay, Long Island. Nov 3, 2014
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October 2014
- Oct 30, 2014 Helping Adolescents Who Self-Injure Oct 30, 2014
- Oct 29, 2014 This is Twelve Oct 29, 2014
- Oct 22, 2014 This is Eleven Oct 22, 2014
- Oct 21, 2014 This is Adolescence Oct 21, 2014
- Oct 7, 2014 Remainders: The Rest of My Interview with Steven Strogatz Oct 7, 2014
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September 2014
- Sep 25, 2014 It's Not Rocket Science Sep 25, 2014
- Sep 12, 2014 I Was Burned but I Called it a Lesson Learned Sep 12, 2014
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August 2014
- Aug 4, 2014 Yes, You Can Step into the Same River Twice Aug 4, 2014
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July 2014
- Jul 7, 2014 A Mother's Prerogative Jul 7, 2014
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May 2014
- May 28, 2014 The More You Know May 28, 2014
- May 8, 2014 Parenting: It's All a Big Test May 8, 2014
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April 2014
- Apr 28, 2014 I Think I'll Be Big Enough Next Year Apr 28, 2014
- Apr 23, 2014 Life is What Happens... Apr 23, 2014
- Apr 18, 2014 Pimping the Pantheon Apr 18, 2014
- Apr 12, 2014 Never Let Schooling Interfere With Your Education* Apr 12, 2014
- Apr 8, 2014 Why Children Want - and NEED - Risky Play Apr 8, 2014
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March 2014
- Mar 31, 2014 Talking About Books on the Today Show Mar 31, 2014
- Mar 12, 2014 The Logical Conclusion Mar 12, 2014
- Mar 3, 2014 Those That Understand Mar 3, 2014
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February 2014
- Feb 28, 2014 Uniquely Portable Magic Feb 28, 2014
- Feb 27, 2014 At the Core of Things Feb 27, 2014
- Feb 22, 2014 Hangin' with Maria Montessori in the Windy City Feb 22, 2014
- Feb 16, 2014 Get Thee a Husband Feb 16, 2014
- Feb 13, 2014 Be the Change Feb 13, 2014
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January 2014
- Jan 31, 2014 When Opportunity Knocks: The Anatomy of a Viral Post, Part I Jan 31, 2014
- Jan 28, 2014 Listen to What I Say, Not What I Do Jan 28, 2014
- Jan 21, 2014 Oh, The Places I'll Go! Jan 21, 2014
- Jan 11, 2014 I Must Love the Little Birdies Jan 11, 2014
- Jan 1, 2014 A Long December Jan 1, 2014
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December 2013
- Dec 12, 2013 True Confessions Dec 12, 2013
- Dec 4, 2013 Farm Aid Dec 4, 2013
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November 2013
- Nov 30, 2013 Speak Softly, and Carry a Big Baculum Nov 30, 2013
- Nov 27, 2013 Gym Class Nov 27, 2013
- Nov 26, 2013 A Day in the Life Nov 26, 2013
- Nov 23, 2013 Wintering Over Nov 23, 2013
- Nov 15, 2013 Life Informs Art Nov 15, 2013
- Nov 10, 2013 Mind the Gap Nov 10, 2013
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October 2013
- Oct 20, 2013 Timing is Everything Oct 20, 2013
- Oct 14, 2013 Northern Exposure Oct 14, 2013
- Oct 9, 2013 It's a Book! Oct 9, 2013
- Oct 4, 2013 Out of the Final Turn and Into the Home Stretch Oct 4, 2013
- Oct 3, 2013 Strangers on a Train Oct 3, 2013
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September 2013
- Sep 26, 2013 T-minus 35 Sep 26, 2013
- Sep 9, 2013 The Measure of My Days Sep 9, 2013
- Sep 8, 2013 Missing School Sep 8, 2013
- Sep 8, 2013 Seasons of Mist and Mellow Fruitfulness Sep 8, 2013
- Sep 6, 2013 Great Responsibility Begins With Great Trust Sep 6, 2013
- Sep 4, 2013 With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility. Sep 4, 2013
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August 2013
- Aug 25, 2013 The Chickens are Restless Aug 25, 2013
- Aug 20, 2013 Vacation, All I Ever Wanted Aug 20, 2013
- Aug 12, 2013 Roots of Action: 55 Best Back-To-School Articles for Parents Aug 12, 2013
- Aug 9, 2013 On Why Oddities Should be Memorialized Aug 9, 2013
- Aug 7, 2013 Verbatim Aug 7, 2013
- Aug 7, 2013 Start Empathy: Fair is Foul, and Foul is Fair Aug 7, 2013
- Aug 2, 2013 The Bread of Life Aug 2, 2013
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July 2013
- Jul 24, 2013 New Feature: The Parent-Teacher Conference Jul 24, 2013
- Jul 24, 2013 The Role of Empathy in the Classroom: StartEmpathy.org Jul 24, 2013
- Jul 23, 2013 Inspiration in Unlikely Places Jul 23, 2013
- Jul 18, 2013 My Season of Recreation: On Empathy in the Classroom Jul 18, 2013
- Jul 11, 2013 The Measure of Their IQ Jul 11, 2013
- Jul 2, 2013 Look on My Flow, Ye Mighty and Despair! Jul 2, 2013
- Jul 1, 2013 Only Hope Was Left Jul 1, 2013
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June 2013
- Jun 28, 2013 Girl Power Jun 28, 2013
- Jun 26, 2013 Today, and Another Trip Over the Atlantic Jun 26, 2013
- Jun 20, 2013 Across the Atlantic Jun 20, 2013
- Jun 19, 2013 Following Tom Ryan Jun 19, 2013
- Jun 18, 2013 Just Another Starting Point Jun 18, 2013
- Jun 4, 2013 The Door's Open but the Ride ain't Free Jun 4, 2013
- Jun 3, 2013 The Report Card Season of My Discontent Jun 3, 2013
- Jun 1, 2013 I Can No Other Answer Make, But Thanks, and Thanks. Jun 1, 2013
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May 2013
- May 31, 2013 Between the Idea and the Reality May 31, 2013
- May 29, 2013 Party Time. Excellent. May 29, 2013
- May 26, 2013 Being on Time Means Being Early May 26, 2013
- May 23, 2013 Happy Birthday Ducklings! May 23, 2013
- May 22, 2013 Radio 101 May 22, 2013
- May 20, 2013 The Content of My Calendar May 20, 2013
- May 17, 2013 As the Cuckoo is in June May 17, 2013
- May 16, 2013 I Came to Live Out Loud May 16, 2013
- May 15, 2013 Doing the Hokey Pokey May 15, 2013
- May 9, 2013 Oh, Say Can You See? May 9, 2013
- May 7, 2013 The Mark of an Educated Mind May 7, 2013
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April 2013
- Apr 30, 2013 Behold the Duck Apr 30, 2013
- Apr 28, 2013 Luck Be a Lady Apr 28, 2013
- Apr 22, 2013 My Most Felix Emmy Apr 22, 2013
- Apr 20, 2013 Headlong Apr 20, 2013
- Apr 14, 2013 When Opportunity Knocks: Anatomy of a Viral Post, Part III Apr 14, 2013
- Apr 11, 2013 When Opportunity Knocks: Anatomy of a Viral Post, Part II Apr 11, 2013
- Apr 7, 2013 Arma Virumque Cano Apr 7, 2013
- Apr 3, 2013 To the Thawing Wind Apr 3, 2013
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March 2013
- Mar 25, 2013 I Dwell in Possibility Mar 25, 2013
- Mar 22, 2013 Isn't it Romantic? Mar 22, 2013
- Mar 20, 2013 Trespass Freely and Fearlessly Mar 20, 2013
- Mar 19, 2013 Food for Thought Mar 19, 2013
- Mar 16, 2013 This Flatlander's Dirty Laundry Mar 16, 2013
- Mar 14, 2013 A Hand at Cards Mar 14, 2013
- Mar 7, 2013 The State of Education Mar 7, 2013
- Mar 1, 2013 So Long, Gone. Mar 1, 2013
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February 2013
- Feb 21, 2013 How Do You Yahoo? Feb 21, 2013
- Feb 21, 2013 Sic Semper Tyrranis et Aspergillis Fumigatis. Feb 21, 2013
- Feb 13, 2013 Learn, Good Soul Feb 13, 2013
- Feb 8, 2013 Out of the Red Feb 8, 2013
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January 2013
- Jan 31, 2013 What is the Value of High Value-Added Teachers? Jan 31, 2013
- Jan 20, 2013 In Both Countries it Was Clearer Than Crystal Jan 20, 2013
- Jan 12, 2013 On Tony Danza, Algebra, Giant Squid, Grading Papers, and Nikhil Goyal. Jan 12, 2013
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December 2012
- Dec 30, 2012 Ambition Should Be Made of Sterner Stuff Dec 30, 2012
- Dec 26, 2012 A Place in the World Dec 26, 2012
- Dec 11, 2012 Other Waters Are Ever Flowing on to You. Dec 11, 2012
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November 2012
- Nov 30, 2012 The Ties that Bind Nov 30, 2012
- Nov 24, 2012 The Beauty of the Youngest Nov 24, 2012
- Nov 19, 2012 All In Nov 19, 2012
- Nov 15, 2012 Enthusiasm Begets Enthusiasm Nov 15, 2012
- Nov 11, 2012 Me+Law=? Nov 11, 2012
- Nov 7, 2012 Twitterpated Nov 7, 2012
- Nov 6, 2012 Election Day! Nov 6, 2012
- Nov 4, 2012 It's Show Time Nov 4, 2012
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October 2012
- Oct 25, 2012 Spoiler Alert Oct 25, 2012
- Oct 23, 2012 Hanging Out Under the Sword of Damocles Oct 23, 2012
- Oct 17, 2012 The Art and Science of Asking Questions Oct 17, 2012
- Oct 5, 2012 Distribution and Association Oct 5, 2012
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September 2012
- Sep 17, 2012 Yearning for Some Joy of X Sep 17, 2012
- Sep 7, 2012 The First Stage of Pip's Expectations Sep 7, 2012
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August 2012
- Aug 28, 2012 Let Me Count the Ways Aug 28, 2012
- Aug 21, 2012 "50 Best Back-to-School Articles for Parents" Aug 21, 2012
- Aug 20, 2012 Finding Happiness in the Last Week of Summer Aug 20, 2012
- Aug 14, 2012 Learn to Fail Well: One Student's Response to Red Ink Aug 14, 2012
- Aug 7, 2012 Happiness in the Classroom Aug 7, 2012
- Aug 5, 2012 Aug 5, 2012
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July 2012
- Jul 30, 2012 On Critical Thinking, Algebra, and Math Anxiety Jul 30, 2012
- Jul 23, 2012 The Crab Apple Sling Shot Sting Jul 23, 2012
- Jul 18, 2012 Following Tom Jul 18, 2012
- Jul 18, 2012 Creating a Coming of Age Ritual in the New York Times! Jul 18, 2012
- Jul 9, 2012 Shopping Spree Jul 9, 2012
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June 2012
- Jun 28, 2012 Lahey and the Swan Jun 28, 2012
- Jun 8, 2012 It Would Be, It Would Be So Nice Jun 8, 2012
- Jun 3, 2012 Something Comes From Something Jun 3, 2012
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May 2012
- May 31, 2012 Nothing Comes From Nothing May 31, 2012
- May 29, 2012 The King is in High Rage May 29, 2012
- May 23, 2012 Takeaway THIS, John Hockenberry. May 23, 2012
- May 22, 2012 Know Thyself and Nothing Too Much May 22, 2012
- May 20, 2012 Once There Was a Thing Called Spring May 20, 2012
- May 16, 2012 Where We Need to Be May 16, 2012
- May 15, 2012 Headlong May 15, 2012
- May 11, 2012 Launching Forth Filament, Filament... May 11, 2012
- May 9, 2012 Idle Hands May 9, 2012
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April 2012
- Apr 27, 2012 Sing, and Dance it Trippingly Apr 27, 2012
- Apr 24, 2012 Halcyon Days Apr 24, 2012
- Apr 16, 2012 Trespass Freely and Fearlessly Apr 16, 2012
- Apr 12, 2012 Kill Your Darlings Apr 12, 2012
- Apr 6, 2012 Algebra I: Still Hazy After All These Years Apr 6, 2012
- Apr 3, 2012 They're Baaaaack.... Apr 3, 2012
- Apr 2, 2012 Lions and Tigers and Dinosaurs, Oh My! Apr 2, 2012
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March 2012
- Mar 30, 2012 The Lovely Voices Mar 30, 2012
- Mar 21, 2012 Deus Ex Machina Mar 21, 2012
- Mar 9, 2012 Exponent Negativity Mar 9, 2012
- Mar 7, 2012 Exponents, Products and [my mathematical] Powers Mar 7, 2012
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February 2012
- Feb 29, 2012 Algebra I: I Scream Feb 29, 2012
- Feb 24, 2012 When a Man Teaches Latin Feb 24, 2012
- Feb 23, 2012 GEEKINESS ALERT! GEEKINESS ALERT! Feb 23, 2012
- Feb 16, 2012 And I Can Hardly Speak, My Heart is Beating So Feb 16, 2012
- Feb 10, 2012 Quantifying the Unknown Feb 10, 2012
- Feb 8, 2012 Food for Thought Feb 8, 2012
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January 2012
- Jan 31, 2012 Fine Word - 'Legitimate' Jan 31, 2012
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December 2011
- Dec 20, 2011 Come One, Come All and See the Loadstone Rock! Dec 20, 2011
- Dec 14, 2011 This Middle School Life Dec 14, 2011
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November 2011
- Nov 22, 2011 No Vampires Were Present Nov 22, 2011
- Nov 6, 2011 Things Fall Apart Nov 6, 2011
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October 2011
- Oct 27, 2011 A Barbaric Yawp, O My Soul. Oct 27, 2011
- Oct 9, 2011 The Wrath of Achilles and Rabbit Pee Oct 9, 2011
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September 2011
- Sep 8, 2011 Breaking Radio Silence Sep 8, 2011
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August 2011
- Aug 18, 2011 Rather an Extraordinary Girl Aug 18, 2011
- Aug 8, 2011 Debriefing: Kill Your Darlings and Absence of Pip Aug 8, 2011
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July 2011
- Jul 7, 2011 Report Card Composting Jul 7, 2011