Suki Wessling: writer, teacher, radio host

Category: Culture

  • What are your media values?

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    Last night I had yet another enlightening, funny, and educational time sitting around chatting with a bunch of homeschooling moms. One of the moms asked the question, “Do you limit your children’s time on the computer?” and the most interesting discussion ensued. I said that I was happy that my son likes to program when…

  • Scare tactics and lies don't help; reasonable concern does

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    Scaring people, telling them lies, and trotting out conspiracy theories about vaccines won’t help anyone, and it won’t make us stronger or smarter.

  • Brainy kid fun

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    I subscribe to a rather unusual newsletter for kids. It’s called the Neuroscience for Kids newsletter. I heard about it through some mailing list or other. It seemed to fit my little scientists well. (Did I tell you about her Halloween costume? H1N1, of course! She said, “I want to be something really scary!”) The…

  • Every day is Halloween

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    Last night we went to a Halloween party a friend’s house. My husband’s work is nearer to their house than ours, so he decided to ride his bike straight there, and thus ended up arriving before us. When I walked in, it would be an understatement to say that he was shocked. I’ve never been…

  • How to kill a great book

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    Last year for his birthday, a friend gave my son a movie theater gift card. My son’s school has kids from this side of the hill and the other side, two different counties with two different area codes. It was a great gift. Unfortunately, we don’t have that chain in our county. So it sat…