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Pros and Cons of “I Wish My Teacher Knew...”

Pros and Cons of “I Wish My Teacher Knew...”

Pros and Cons of “I Wish My Teacher Knew...”  The ‘I Wish My Teacher Knew’ movement exploded when third-grade teacher Kyle Schwartz shared a crumpled-up yellow note on her Twitter...

Pros and Cons of “I Wish My Teacher Knew...”

Pros and Cons of “I Wish My Teacher Knew...”  The ‘I Wish My Teacher Knew’ movement exploded when third-grade teacher Kyle Schwartz shared a crumpled-up yellow note on her Twitter...

Dr. Seuss the Lorax

Life Lessons from Dr. Seuss

Life Lessons from Dr. Seuss  Reading is key for a child’s development. Kindergarten and pre-school students must start learning to read. But what books have enough individuality and uniqueness to...

Life Lessons from Dr. Seuss

Life Lessons from Dr. Seuss  Reading is key for a child’s development. Kindergarten and pre-school students must start learning to read. But what books have enough individuality and uniqueness to...

Women in science

Celebrating Women in Science and Math

Celebrating Women in Science and Math  My friend (born at the tail end of the baby boomers) is an electrical engineer. When I asked her why she decided to be...

Celebrating Women in Science and Math

Celebrating Women in Science and Math  My friend (born at the tail end of the baby boomers) is an electrical engineer. When I asked her why she decided to be...

Power Teaching

Power Teaching

Power Teaching  “Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.”   -  William Butler Yeats, 19th century Irish Poet    The power of a teacher...

Power Teaching

Power Teaching  “Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.”   -  William Butler Yeats, 19th century Irish Poet    The power of a teacher...

Working out

HIIT: An Effective 20-30 Minute Workout

HIIT: An Effective 20-30 Minute Workout    One of the misconceptions about exercise is that to be a fit, healthy adult, you must exercise for three hours every day and...

HIIT: An Effective 20-30 Minute Workout

HIIT: An Effective 20-30 Minute Workout    One of the misconceptions about exercise is that to be a fit, healthy adult, you must exercise for three hours every day and...

Motivated Teenage boys

Motivate Kids to Do Hard Things

Motivate Kids to Do Hard Things  In 2006, sixteen-year-old twin boys started a blog. Three weeks after launch, this blog aimed as a ‘teenage rebellion against low expectations’ caught the...

Motivate Kids to Do Hard Things

Motivate Kids to Do Hard Things  In 2006, sixteen-year-old twin boys started a blog. Three weeks after launch, this blog aimed as a ‘teenage rebellion against low expectations’ caught the...