I’m extra excited to announce our newest Multicultural Children’s Book Day Classroom Kit on Activism and Activists! You can get it here. There’s something more … I illustrated the poster this year! Now, I didn’t set out to illustrate anything! I had been working on my drawing skills, taking figure and portrait classes recently. I…
Author: Pragmatic Mom
Racism in Children’s Books: Asian Slant Eyes
“Chink!” “Jap!” “Where are you from?” “Do you eat dog?” “Why don’t you go back to where you came from?” “Do you know Kung-Fu?” From the racist to the innocuous, issues of culture, ethnicity, and discrimination are prevalent themes for Asian minorities in the United States. The Asian desire to be “American” and fit into mainstream society in the U.S. can be challenging as…
Exotic Fruit Challenge: Kumquat
My 13-year-old son’s Exotic Fruit Challenge: Kumquat My son and I started down this exotic fruit challenge a few years ago, and it’s been a fun adventure to try new things. This challenge is the kumquat that you eat in its entirety. Kumquats are very small, about the size of large olives. I have a…
How To Get Recruited to Play Sports in College During COVID-19
It might seem like it’s tough to get recruited for college sports during COVID-19 with the spring season canceled for most youth sports teams but my co-author of The Elusive Full Ride Scholarship: An Insider’s Guide, Alison Foley, says that now is actually a good time to communicate with coaches. She shares her advice in…
A Unit about the Tokyo Olympics
The unthinkable happened. Olympics have been canceled due to war in 1916, 1940, and 1944 but this is the first time in the history of the Olympics that the games have been postponed. What does this mean for the Olympic athletes? Let me tell you about my boxing trainer, Marc Gargaro… Marc has been training…
7 Ways to Make the Most Out of Your College Experience
You studied hard to get accepted into your dream college or university and now that you are finally on your way to a new stage of your life, you might feel anxious that you might not belong or fit anywhere once you arrive at your new school. The first few weeks or months of college…
Here’s How Blended Learning Can Help Your Child Succeed
Thanks to modern blended learning techniques and technologies, education doesn’t have to stop when your child leaves the classroom. Today’s kids can use online and digital tools to engage with material on their own time and at their own pace, in addition to, or even instead of, traditional face-to-face lessons with educators. Whether you send…







