Posts Tagged ‘ kids ’

Homework-Free Society

Born too late for the homework-free society Race to Nowhere is bringing on? Sucks to be you. And me, I might add. Where in the hell was filmmaker Vicki Abeles when I was a wee slip of a thing, playing outside in the sunshine on my pink banana-seat BMX bike and feeling guilty about the 13 years of homework I never failed to put off until the morning it was due? [ READ MORE ]

Secret SAT Scores

It’s a good message: this number is not what it all comes down to. Move on. [ READ MORE ]

Tightly Wound Parental Units

The parents who will be driving their offspring to insanity as soon as the kids can spell S-A-T start in on the psychotic haranguing early[ READ MORE ]

National Geographic’s “Find Your Footprint” Contest

National Geographic and Procter & Gamble have joined forces to hold the "Find Your Footprint"[link] conservation competition for K-12 classrooms[ READ MORE ]

Kids Understand Sarcasm. Great.

According to this study, kids can get the drift of sarcasm from the age of four. Apparently, this goes for all kids, even the ones who weren’t born into my house. My daughter was onto me and my sarcasm bent when she was three. [ READ MORE ]

Maybe It’s Better Not to Know What Kids Think

It’s cringe-y and funny and it just upset me and made me laugh until I snurfed green tea out my nose. I think you should read it too. Chag Holland is Cynical Dad and he is capable of making your day better. I help out in my daughter’s class. I used to just do simple [ READ MORE ]

News Flash: Recess Is Good For Students

Exercise gets their energy out so they can sit still long enough to learn. [ READ MORE ]