Mamacita says: I’ve posted about this subject before, but with the approach of holiday season, it’s on my mind again, so I’ve written a new post about this same thing. This is important. Proper behavior isn’t always fun. Nice people … Continue reading
Mamacita says: How much do you know about “Taps?” Whether you’re hearing those breathtaking notes from a bugle, from a trumpet, from a choir, from a soloist. . . whether you’re hearing those notes from across a lake, from a … Continue reading
Mamacita says: Where did the music go? Our children, and some of you, don’t know any standard American songs or basic classical melodies that everybody used to know. What happened? How did we allow this to happen? It didn’t used … Continue reading
Mamacita says: Testing, you say? Don’t get me wrong. I believe in testing, to a point. I do not believe that a student who can’t pass a simple test of basic skills should be promoted at all, in fact. That … Continue reading
Mamacita says: I like modern rock and modern pop, I really do. But I just heard a song on Spotify. At least, it was being marketed as a song. And I suppose the artist is being marketed as a singer, … Continue reading
Mamacita says: I don’t think it’s a coincidence that the children who grow up in households wherein there are no books are generally the kids who end up in the slow class at school. There are exceptions, of course, … Continue reading