Diversify your reading routine to learn a little more about – and introduce your kids to – the AAPI (Asian American Pacific Islanders) mores, traditions and cultures. From biographies to cultural traditions to eliminating stereotypes, you can stock your shelves or check with your local library for these great books for kids of all ages….
Author: Pragmatic Mom
Visiting Bates College
Visiting Bates College My Bates College visit takeaways: It has a friendly and engaged vibe. It has one dining hall which is what the students wanted. Freshmen can get parking. Curriculum requirements are limited to 3 in STEM. Beautiful campus. They did a really good job in the prospective student visit. Probably the best one…
Girls Can! Blog Tour & GIVEAWAY!
Welcome to the Girls Can Blog Tour! To close out Women’s History Month, please join us for a week-long celebration of extraordinary women and their remarkable accomplishments, drive, and tenacity. Each stop along the tour will feature fascinating insights from the talented trio of female authors behind National Geographic Kids’ Girls Can!: Smash Stereotypes, Defy…
How Do We Achieve Gender Equality in Education?
Gender equality is an important societal goal we should be striving for in all areas of life. Gender equality in education is especially important, as education is foundational for how the next generation of society will function. Equality in education means empowering all students and providing equal opportunities to them without considering their gender. Gender…
Thank You for Featuring Me, Tuttle Publishing!
Thank you to Tuttle Publishing for featuring me for Multicultural Children’s Book Day 2021!—- Interview with Mia Wenjen, Co-Founder of Multicultural Children’s Book Day Multicultural Children’s Book Day started in 2012 when two book-loving moms teamed up to raise awareness around kid’s books that celebrate diversity and to get more of these types of books into…
Visiting Barnard College
Visiting Barnard College My daughter and I took a tour of Barnard College. These are our takeaways: Small campus across the street from Columbia Barnard students take classes and rush sororities at Columbia Barnard students can eat at Columbia and vice versus Rules at Barnard for overnight guests. Can’t have the same guest three nights…
Walter Gropius and the Bauhaus Movement
What is Bauhaus? Bauhaus—literally translated to “construction house”—originated as a German school of the arts in the early 20th century. Founded by Walter Gropius, the school eventually morphed into its own modern art movement characterized by its unique approach to architecture and design. Today, Bauhaus is renowned for both its unique aesthetic that inventively combines the…







