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Have you ever heard the phrase “snake oil salesman”? Maybe not—no one has sold “snake oil” since before your grandparents’ time.
But snake oil is sold in … Read the rest!
Are you being fooled?
Podcast: KidsLearn
What is success?
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I bet you think you know what success is. We all do, right? It’s not like every little kid doesn’t learn the meaning of that word.
But in … Read the rest!
Learn like a baby
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When you were a baby, you knew how to learn. Think of everything you learned in the first few years of your life!
![Learn how to learn like this guy! [Wikipedia]](https://sukiwessling.com/kidblog/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Baby_Face.jpg)
Learning to write = learning to think
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I had a realization at some point which was really helpful: I don’t really know what I think about something until I write about … Read the rest!
What is “media hygiene”?
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You probably know each of these words separately:
Media refers to all the forms of information that we access, from TV shows to newspapers to books and … Read the rest!
Why are authors so MEAN to their characters?
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One of the things that my book club students often notice in children’s books is the Dead or Missing Parent Syndrome. In one … Read the rest!
Should you use AI to do your homework?
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It’s been all over the news, and maybe you’ve even tried it out: You can now ask AI bots to do your homework, … Read the rest!
The hazards of focusing on the negative
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Bad things happen. Life can be hard. Sometimes it seems as if all the news is bad, and everyone you know has a complaint.… Read the rest!
A note about habits
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One thing that all people—not just kids!—have trouble with is habits.
We all have trouble forming good habits
We all have trouble getting rid of bad habits… Read the rest!
What is freewriting?
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I can hear what you’re thinking already: Prof. Suki’s a writing teacher and she made a typo? Nope, freewriting is a single word, even if spell checker doesn’t … Read the rest!