Multicultural markers, crayons, and pencils

February 28, 2011 By Leave a Comment

I’m loving these “multicultural markers” from Crayola. (Tip: If you have Amazon Prime, buy these instead, as although they cost more, you’ll be eligible for that free shipping.)

If, as we do in my house, you go through a lot of markers, you might consider buying a class set, which costs considerably less per pen than the individual pack of markers.

If you prefer pencils or crayons in a variety of skin tones, you might check out these instead:

Filed Under: multicultural crafts, my favorite things

My favorite things, No. 1

November 22, 2009 By Leave a Comment

I’m starting a new feature here: I’ll regularly post the best articles, blog posts, reports, fun things, and other resources I run across each week.

Quiz!

You must take–and encourage others to take–this eye-opening quiz from EdChange. To get a sense of it, check out the first three questions:

1. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, what is the percentage of U.S. schools with no teachers of color on staff?

2. Compared with White women, how likely are African American women in the U.S. to die during childbirth due to a lack of access to prenatal care, according to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality?

3. According to a study by the American Association of Physicians for Human Rights, what percentage of physicians report witnessing a colleague giving reduced care or refusing care to lesbian, gay, or bisexual patients?

If the answers don’t get you energized to work toward social justice and a better world for your children or students, I don’t know what will. [Read more...]

Filed Under: ethnic dolls, ethnic toys, GLBTI issues, high-achieving students, kids and social justice, multicultural dolls, my favorite things