As a teacher more and more I find myself helping my students evaluate how much effort they are giving to a task and the attitude they have while completing it. Are they at a level 4, a level 1, or somewhere in between?  A level 4 is the ideal positio...

So my son got a lollipop maker for Christmas.  We have made lollipops a few times since then, but this past weekend while we created some for him and his sister he said, "Mom, I want to make these lollipops for my friends.  I want to make them and th...