Our school system is broken!

Great video on education and what is "broke".  http://ahrengot.com/opinions/our-school-system-is-broken/

Too much Google?!?

Is Google out of control?  We have intertwined ourselves with a private company in various ways in our life.  We used to pay for a stamp and mail something, but the post office wasn't concerned with profit.  We used to go to public libraries and check out books, learn.... but there was no profit off our 5-cent late fees.  When we used to take our pictures in and have them developed, we really only had to worry about a handful of people seeing those images.... now it may be millions.  Google knows where we live (Google maps), what we buy (Google everything), whom we talk to (Gmail), what we think (blogger), even what makes us smile or think (YouTube).  Our phones, computers, gaming systems, cars and music all have ties to Google. 

Now that you are all worked up…is this such a bad thing?  Or should we be sending thank you cards?

Check out my website and let me know what you think.  It is still growing and I may have to break away from the district offered support to really create the website that I am visioning.  There are some great resources linked under Resources for Learning.

Similar vs Congruent

Similar vs Congruent-- Had a great question from one of my kiddos on Friday.  Are all congruent shapes similar?  The class was pretty split on this one.  I told him I thought yes, but we are still debating.  Does a shape have to be a different size to be similar?  Or can shapes that are the same size be similar?  We would love any input on this :)

Thanks