Heart of the City by Steenz for June 30, 2018

I somehow doubt a Philadelphia mother would let her little daughter sit outside alone like that.

not exactly what Mother has in mind

Her goals, Heart, not yours.

I think she means “know the words by heart.” A rote is a stringed musical instrument from a bygone era. Teachers would use it to play on while teaching, so “learning by rote” means learning by repeating a musical ditty, like learning the alphabet by singing the alphabet song.

Mixed messaging.