You Twit Face

My middle son turned 10 last night (and I have no idea where the last decade went…) and at dinner, or maybe it was when he was opening presents, he told us a joke, which is unusual for Bryce. We were in the middle of coming up with trios of names for our three new…

Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln

I just finished reading this book over the Memorial Day weekend (how fitting) and I found one passage particularly fascinating. There was a section on the legislation that was passed during the 37th Congress that had been held up through bi-partisan action (read, Southern opposition). “As was customary on the last day of the session,…

Top Ten Mistakes Parents Make in IEP Meetings

This is a “reprinting” (if you can actually reprint on the internet) of the Top Ten Mistakes Parents Make in IEP Meetings Posted: 23 Mar 2009 08:16 AM PDT By: Matt Foley, M.Ed and DeAnn Hyatt Foley, M.Ed., Parents, Lubbock, Texas (Reprinted with permission from the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired and…