Dear Readers,
At the very start of one new school year, long ago, I had a class of 11 girls and 10 boys. When I asked my young students to look around and decide how many children there were in our class, one answer was particularly profound… Continue reading “Blog Post #14: Brothers, Sisters, Children, Champions!”
Dear Readers,
I once challenged a student to mentally rearrange the letters of C IN DETAIL to make a proper nine-letter English word. As a bonus clue, I said, “The number of C IN DETAIL people is zero”! Can you also now figure out the details mentally? Continue reading “Blog Post #13: Differences”
Dear Readers,
While the comeback in Saint Louis, USA, of 54-year-old former World Chess Champion, Garry Kasparov, made headline news this week, a different event that also merits special recognition was happening in the beautiful Belgian city of Bruges.
Dear Readers,
Would you like to try a fun experiment right now? I’m guessing that you weren’t expecting such an opening line, yet I’m optimistic that you’ll say “Yes”! So, please do read on to discover more…
Dear Readers,
Welcome back after a summer break of nearly three weeks! Start with the word NICE and repeat just one of its letters. Now rearrange what you have to make a proper five-letter English word… Continue reading “Blog Post #10: Peaceful Fishermen”
Paul Motwani 