You are welcome! How great the possibilities are when a child is motivated and having fun. I think, and this is just my twisted sense of things, the educational system would grow bounds if only to put away some tests and just give childhood a chance to grow. We seem to have turned into a society of hypocrites. We didn't like being treated like robots in school. I remember protesting just because we thought there was a cause. Let our kids try to speak up now, they get suspended. Way too cynical and very pressured. But you, your open and honest. There is a sense of pressure to please you and succeed and yet at the same time there is a silly "be a kid" attitude that encourages discovery in the kids, and lets them accept that to learn you must make mistakes too. I get it as for how kids, most but not all, like to engauge in fun as well as serious thoughts. I have a grandchild that has 100% accuracy on that stupid TAKS, she is still in the same class as the kids that didn't make 60%. So what is the point of testing, no to give the kids an advantage or to adjust. I think it's great to see you blog, there might be nice stuff to discuss, the bad is same-old same-old.

That Sam Houston statue on the way to Houston is huge, what a sight as your nearing it. I think my kids took more pictures of that than anything else. They also really liked that shuttle mock up, the food display was very interesting because my daughter loves macaroni and cheese and they have it on display. She may go into space just for the food :) Did you see the Texas Steer there at the Johnson Space Center? I had no idea that cattle were kept there.

Thanks for giving those kids a memory.