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    Giving books at a baby shower - ideas please

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    Wynken, Blynken, & Nod by Eugene Field

    Block City by Robert Louis Stevenson

    The Swing by Robert Louis Stevenson

    The Owl and the Pussycat by Edward Lear

    Dr. Seuss's ABC (my favorite ABC book)

    The Maggie B by Irene Haas 

    A Child's Book of Poems illustrated by Gym Fujikawa 

    Richard Scarry's Best Mother Goose Ever (seriously, best ever, and huge)

    Favorite Nursery Rhymes from Mother Goose illustrated by Scott Gustafson (also a favorite, my favorite illustrator)

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    What is the purpose of math education?

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    1 hour ago, EKS said:

    There is an editorial in the Washington Post today that claims that we are forcing kids through too much math in this country.

    I'm going to be honest.  I have to say that I agree with this.

    It seems to me that much of what is taught past basic algebra and geometry seems to be direct preparation for higher math and science classes and little else.

    That said, I'm not sure how you decide who needs that in high school and who doesn't.  

    Here's a link to the article: https://wapo.st/3SRkoVW

    I agree. I agree with the suggestion of logic instruction. Further, learning real-life math topics such as budgeting, taxes, saving, investing, etc. would be a much better use of time for many. Heck, even statistics would have broader use for most.

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    Question for professional artist in acrylics

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    Here is a chart explaining properties of the Liquitex Basics line. There is a symbol on each tube that will tell you if it is transparent or opaque. This part is important and I'm surprised the teacher didn't cover it because obviously applying transparent over opaque will give a very different effect than opaque over transparent. 

    Burnt Sienna underpainting is extremely common, a first choice for many painters, even for winter scenes, yes. But it doesn't have to be yours for sure. In a while, I'm sure you'll cover more color theory, including complements, which will help you develop a feel for color use that you wouldn't intuitively think would work. You'll form your own preferences as you go.

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    Question for professional artist in acrylics

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    Your underpainting should be done with a transparent acrylic. This is for the first wash and blocking in your basic shapes and darks/lights. Your top layers, your detailed layers, should be done with opaque acrylic. With transparents, you work light to dark. With opaques, you work dark to light. 

    There is no reason it should be a problem to paint with any opaque color over a Burnt Sienna underpainting. That's a pretty common color for underpainting.

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    Dogs and Airfryers

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    I have one like Maize posted, but it’s Breville brand. Love it. My MIL has an air fryer and was marveling over the air fryer setting on our Smart Oven because we can put in two trays and food isn’t touching like in many kinds of air fryers, so the air circulates for things to get truly crispy on all sides.

    Breville Smart Oven

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