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Category: Education
Education and parenting. Helping your child with reading, math, science and getting along with others.
Civil Rights Movement for Kids through Art and Books
Today, I wanted to look at the Civil Rights Movement told through art and children’s books. Both are powerful communication tools both to educate and as a means to connect emotionally with what happened. Lillian’s Right to Vote: A Celebration of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 by Jonah Winter and Shane W. Evans…
Place of Refuge in Hawaii: Learning about Native Hawaiian Culture
A sacred site, carrying the powerful mana of 23 interred Aliʻi chiefs, the Puʻuhonua and Royal Grounds were used by the Hawaiians for centuries. My oldest daughter had visited Puuhonua o Honaunau, Place of Refuge, as part of her RISD class this past January, and my middle daughter kept pestering her to take us here….
My Oldest is included in the MIT Technology Review
My oldest was a sophomore at Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) when the Covid-19 lockdown hit. Her school shut down right before spring break and she decided to take the second semester off. The timing was perfect because she had landed an internship at MIT Media Lab, a place she was really excited to…
10 Strategies to Improve Research Writing Skills: Reasons to Become a Better Writer
Many of us struggle to write quality papers, and advancing to high academic levels in colleges and universities makes research writing skills essential in our everyday activities. Most learners decide to try different strategies to identify the ones that can suit them. But, since you can’t really be sure what can work for you, it’s…
Supertree Grove in Singapore featured in Food for the Future
The Supertree Grove is featured in my picture book, Food for the Future: Sustainable Farms Around the World, illustrated by Robert Sae-Heng, and published by Barefoot Books. It was a thrill to see the SuperTtee Grove for myself in Singapore. This is the smaller grove: My daughter, who is spending a semester abroad at…
Hokusai’s Making Waves at the Museum of Fine Arts Boston
My husband and I had to scramble to make the Hokusai exhibit at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. When it first came out, I earmarked it and felt like I had all the time in the world to see it. Suddenly, I discovered that the exhibit would be moving on in two weeks…