Saturday, October 22, 2011

Yay for sensitivity, balance and American education

In honor of all the effort, care, worry and brainpower that goes into American education and its honest attempt to prepare all for everything, please visit Dear Mountain Room Parents from the current New Yorker, written by Maria Semple.

Bill
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