We have now hit what I think of as the summer doldrums.
For those of you familiar with your children’s literature, a reference can be found
to the doldrums in the Phantom Tollbooth
as a place where people are stuck in a routine of lounging around. And, they also
refer to, if I remember correctly, calms spots of weather, without winds or storms,
on the ocean.
A quick google search confirms that we are in the
summer doldrums as this USA Today Money article notes. Only, they are referring to the
financial markets. I’m referring, however, to the period of time that exists between
the end of school and the beginning of summer camps.
During this time, parents often have to scramble
to find temporary child-care options. That might mean visiting grandparents, friends
whose parents work at home (or are not teaching), or taking your children to work
with you.
For professor-types, the doldrums (at least for those
of us who teach in the summer) exist in the days after the semester has ended
and the beginning of summer classes. Summer reading, video games, and gardening
beckon. Alas, who can justify relaxing when in just two weeks, classes start and
there are syllabi to update, course material to read, and papers to be written?
Redmag's blogs for moms has a column on 10 tips for getting kids to read. While I applaud their
Redmag's blogs for moms has a column on 10 tips for getting kids to read. While I applaud their
I asked Emery what he was going to do this week.
In addition to posting more videos to his Youtube Channel, here’s his list:
Monday-fun, violin, movie night
Tuesday-help mom cook
Wednesday- set info for server
Thursday-make minecraft server, clean house
Friday-Friends come over
p.s. Redbook magazine's Momrama blog has a column on 10 tips for getting kids to read. While I applaud their efforts and like the tips about finding what your kids are curious about and find books about those topics, they overlooked a very simple tip--give them good books. I wish they had listed some sources on how to find those books, and it's quite possible that my next post should be on locating good books for your kids. Because no matter how much kids love learning about the planets, they will not bother with a poorly written book on the topic, and we shouldn't make them read them.
p.s. Redbook magazine's Momrama blog has a column on 10 tips for getting kids to read. While I applaud their efforts and like the tips about finding what your kids are curious about and find books about those topics, they overlooked a very simple tip--give them good books. I wish they had listed some sources on how to find those books, and it's quite possible that my next post should be on locating good books for your kids. Because no matter how much kids love learning about the planets, they will not bother with a poorly written book on the topic, and we shouldn't make them read them.
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