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BySharon Albert Brier, Staff writer
Charles Reed, Mary Reed Lankford

MOTHER-SON ADVENTURES The Taj Mahal was a sight but became a math lesson in class. Pictured are (on right) mom Mary Reed Lankford and (on left) Charles Reed.

The colors, smells, sights, sounds, tastes, history, architecture and customs in India surprised world traveler Mary Reed Lankford, a geography teacher at Memorial High School. She and son Charles Reed, a math teacher and coach at Spring Woods High School, took an eight-day journey during Spring Break. The Taj Mahal, a mausoleum for Shah Jahan’s beloved third wife who died in childbirth, did not disappoint. Charles will use equations in his classroom to figure out the size of the Taj Mahal, to teach the “golden ratio” of A to B, 1.618. Unexpected were the cow patties as a cheap form of fuel for cooking and warming homes.  

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Although Sharon Brier grew up in the Rio Grande Valley she left as soon as she could and found herself immersed in all that Houston has to offer.

Charles Reed, Mary Reed Lankford

MOTHER-SON ADVENTURES The Taj Mahal was a sight but became a math lesson in class. Pictured are (on right) mom Mary Reed Lankford and (on left) Charles Reed.