Category: Culture
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Classmate envy
I just responded to a come-on from my undergraduate university. I don’t usually do that. This time, it enticed me to sign up for the alumni magazine digitally. Well, why not? Sometimes I’m out with my kids, and I’m just feeling too good about myself. I get a few minutes to read, so I might…
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Glutton at a smorgasbord
I was trying to sum up to someone I had only just met what my life is like. How I am so busy, I feel like I’m running from the moment I get up to the second my head hits the pillow. “I’m like a… like a… glutton at a smorgasbord!” I exclaimed. In any…
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On the way to ‘Z’: Writing for reading kids
I’ve been reading a lot of kids’ books these days–more than usual. Lately, I read kids’ books to my eight year old, and science books to my twelve year old. But for the last few weeks, I’ve been reading books assigned for a workshop on writing for children that I’m taking this weekend. In our…
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A different view of schooling
I’ve found myself citing something that hasn’t actually be scientifically validated, but yet I know it’s probably quite true. Unschoolers (homeschoolers who do not follow any academic curriculum in their households) say that even if you don’t “teach” your child anything throughout what would be the elementary school years, if he’s had a rich life…
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New Race to Top Stresses Pre-Natal Tests, Fetal Test Prep Program Ratings
By Suki Wessling, Special Correspondent to the Pre-Born Washington, D.C.: To win a grant in the U.S. Department of Education’s new Race to the Top competition for pre-childhood education aid, states will have to develop rating systems for their fetal test prep programs, craft appropriate standards and tests for pre-born children, and set clear expectations…