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My #WeNeedDiverseBooks resolution | Kara Newhouse
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Exploring social change in kid lit. January 4, 2015. January 4, 2015. The We Need Diverse Books campaign is challenging its supporters. To pledge to read a certain number of diverse books this year. I am pledging to read 5o. What qualifies as a diverse book? The campaign focuses on children’s literature, and the majority a large portion of my diverse reads will probably be picture books, but I will also be counting adult books, like “Half a Yellow Sun”. Ngozi Adichie gave a TED talk. We Need Diverse Books.
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Chicken Soup for the Bowl | GoodnessMe
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Writing, Wondering, Parenting, Eating, Breathing, Story-telling. Holy Pastrami, It’s Umami! The Loaded Question →. Chicken Soup for the Bowl. April 24, 2013. You may want to start this project in the morning because it’s going to take you the whole day. Did I mention that? There you have it: chicken soup, Jewish penicillin. I feel better already. Click to email (Opens in new window). Share on Facebook (Opens in new window). Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window). View all posts by agottes →.
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Reaching Through the Looking Glass | l steinauer
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Reaching Through the Looking Glass. Asymp; 2 Comments. Being a stay-at-home parent, I rarely experience moments with nothing to do. Free time usually involves running errands, cleaning, writing, and on the rare occasion, getting some exercise. But last week, for the first time in a long time, I found myself walking around downtown Berkeley with no kids and no obligations. Ah, the sweet ambrosia of non-thought. I passed right by the strawberries. There is no such thing as downtime. Because it’s during...
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My #WeNeedDiverseBooks resolution | Kara Newhouse
https://karanewhouse.com/2015/01/04/my-weneeddiversebooks-resolution
Exploring social change in kid lit. January 4, 2015. January 4, 2015. The We Need Diverse Books campaign is challenging its supporters. To pledge to read a certain number of diverse books this year. I am pledging to read 5o. What qualifies as a diverse book? The campaign focuses on children’s literature, and the majority a large portion of my diverse reads will probably be picture books, but I will also be counting adult books, like “Half a Yellow Sun”. Ngozi Adichie gave a TED talk. We Need Diverse Books.
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agottes | GoodnessMe
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Writing, Wondering, Parenting, Eating, Breathing, Story-telling. Educator, parent, writer, lover of dogs, the California coast and new media. May 13, 2013. The loaded question. The one you are supposed to ask before you send your child off to someone’s house for a play date. I read this mandate on some Internet list of First Drop- Off Play Date Tips. My oldest … Continue reading →. Good Things to Do. Chicken Soup for the Bowl. April 24, 2013. Good Things to Eat. Holy Pastrami, It’s Umami! April 22, 2013.
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Anticipating Winter | Apron Stringz
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Cowgirl, Renegade, Cookie Baker. Diary of a Revolutionary (Housewife). Laquo; Ducks in the Backyard. One Blogging, Mothering, and Homesteading. October 30, 2013 by Calamity Jane. Several weeks ago a friend said,. 8220;My kids are probably excited about winter coming. It means I’ll start doing craft projects and reading to them again, instead of just yelling at them to go back to their movie so mama can work outside some more.”. For the last month I have been stretching with pleasure into the simple routi...
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On your toes & brain – An Itinerant Teacher
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One home, one student at a time. On your toes & brain. February 25, 2015. January 23, 2016. Flirting With the Expiration Date on Canned Lessons. When I spent most of my days in my cramped portable at the mega-sized high-need urban high school, it was too hectic to clear paper trails of handouts, lesson plans and student work samples. Drawers of filing cabinets lay crammed with hoarded copy paper, acquired through a campus black market response to a paper-use quota system, or PQS. Some teachers never do, ...
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Aphids on My Pink | Rose Photographs
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I'd rather have roses on my table than diamonds on my neck. – Emma Goldman. Aphids on My Pink. April 20, 2013. April 20, 2013. At first there seemed to be more of the aphids on the roses, but now it seems there may be less of them. Maybe, the ladybugs getting to them? Aphid on Pink Rose. Aphids on pink rose. Share on Facebook (Opens in new window). Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window). Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window). Click to share on Google (Opens in new window). April 22, ...
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