What we’re reading today:
Minnesota moms choose niceness over strictness. Edie Larson on the Awl says if you have a minute, if it’s not too much trouble, she’ll tell you how to raise stereotypically nice Minnesota kids.
One New Jersey math teacher is using Nintendo Wii to teach math to his grade four class. Playing games like Wii sports, the teacher has some students playing, while others plot the statistics, then they swap. And sometimes kids wonder when they’re ever going to use math… Via GeekDad
On Salon, Meg Whitman shares her story of how she and her daughter came up with a new name for the transgender kid. We like that she vetoed any Disney Princess or drag queen-sounding named.
Check out Alex Eylar’s Lego depictions of the 10 best picture nominees. Bunch HQ is divided on whether the Toy Story 3 one or the 127 Hours one is the best. Via Defamer
