Check out my latest post at Museum Blogging for tips on visiting museums with girls (and boys as well!).
Entries from June 2008
10 tips for visiting museums with girls
June 22nd, 2008 · No Comments
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Study suggests high-achieving students are being left behind in U.S. schools
June 21st, 2008 · 1 Comment
(Cross-posted at BlogHer)
The Fordham Institute today released a report on two fascinating studies about the state of high-achieving students under the Bush Administration’s No Child Left Behind (NCLB) initiative. The studies indicate that while the lowest-achieving (10th percentile or below) students have indeed made gains as measured by standardized tests since (but not necessarily [...]
Tags: antiracism · high-achieving students · testing
Mr. Rogers sends his love
June 16th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Here’s a video that makes me tear up every time I watch it, but I wanted to share it because I think it embodies nicely what I’m trying to do with The Multicultural Toybox:
Tags: antiracism · television
“Squashing all the actual learning and delight”
June 13th, 2008 · 1 Comment
In response to my recent question, “What do you worry about?” Ephelba replied,
I worry about state regulations squashing all the actual learning and delight out of education.
I worry about these same things. It’s why I’ve always loved museums, especially natural history museums, children’s museums, and science centers.
Last weekend, I was in Southern [...]
Tags: hands-on education · how-to guides · outdoor education