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September 21, 2009 at 3:04 pm · Posted by matthew · Filed under Uncategorized
Why do little kids hear The ABC Song everyday, but never a counting song? Okay, so ‘never’ is an overstatement, but ask an adult to sing The Counting Song, or The Number Song. “Huh?”
This matters. Our alphabet has a meaningless sequence. It’s a convention useful for making lists and seating students. [I.e. There's nothing about the essence of "J" that comes before "M" but after "C".] Numbers, on the other hand… !
No doubt it’s true in both cases that kids would be learning a sequence of sounds, meaning to be attached later. But I’d take preschoolers who can count over those who can ‘alphabet’ any day…
Conclusion: We need a ubiquitous counting song. A cultural anchor, on par with The ABC Song. Any candidates?
PS – I mean it about taking over this blog Yosef… better get moving.
October 30, 2008 at 5:17 pm · Posted by matthew · Filed under Uncategorized
The Times front page has a nice article about Seattle mirco-environs, here. It discusses my wedding site in particular. Below is a picture to jog your memory.
Come on guys… let’s pick up the slack.
October 19, 2008 at 10:18 am · Posted by elisa · Filed under Uncategorized
what the future might look like…
October 8, 2008 at 9:46 pm · Posted by matthew · Filed under Uncategorized
I am a fan of LibriVox. I recommend this short listen, which is remarkable, in a train-wreck kind of way.
September 29, 2008 at 4:39 am · Posted by elisa · Filed under Uncategorized
patrick thinks that we should all be making these.
September 28, 2008 at 9:58 pm · Posted by matthew · Filed under Uncategorized
Type “What does it mean if” into your Google search bar. Don’t run the search. Just look at the suggested ways to complete your query… pretty funny. Try your own, such as “What should I do if” or “Is it normal to”.
September 21, 2008 at 7:45 pm · Posted by yosef · Filed under Uncategorized
Readymech cut outs. funtime. Dina wants to make the HAL one.
September 10, 2008 at 10:40 am · Posted by michael · Filed under Uncategorized
Do you, like me, often listen to your favorite music knowing that it is missing something?Well Christopher Walken can fix that…
September 7, 2008 at 9:41 am · Posted by matthew · Filed under Uncategorized
Ain’t the worst that you’ve seen.
September 5, 2008 at 12:56 pm · Posted by michael · Filed under Uncategorized
Yosef Klein ‘08
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