On a winter snow day, you might feel confined to your own little world. Don’t let physical restrictions hold you back! You have the world right where you are. Where is That Water or Snow From? In fact, if it’s snowing or raining, the world is coming down outside. We share our water with the whole …
WHY YOU MIGHT NOT BE WHO YOU THINK YOU ARE 1. HUMANS TRAVEL Early migrations before there were borders brought people from our origins in Africa over millennia to the entire globe. Nomads in the Paleolithic era moved in small groups to follow grazing animals and to find growing seasons. Think of all the people …
HOW IMPACTFUL IS STUDY ABROAD? VERY. This heartfelt endorsement of study abroad popped up on my personal Facebook page. It’s written by Liam Hulse, a Pennsylvania college student. “Studying abroad and traveling in Europe has been the craziest adventure and there was no getting ready for the amount I would learn and grow along the …
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Curiosity and connection! Who better to inspire us to connect with others than Steven Spielberg? It’s energizing to hear the illustrious Steven Spielberg say “To me, the only answer to more hate is more humanity. We have to replace fear with curiosity.” What could be more true? It resonates in the same way as the Martin Luther King quote “Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.” Spielberg said at the same commencement address to Harvard, …
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Who are you really? How much of yourself have you really figured out? EARLY EXPERIENCES I discovered as a teenager on a school trip to France that I loved travel and especially discovering the customs and foods of other people. It was my good fortune that my school had a trip to France, that my …
Do your kids know enough about other cultures to make cultural differences part of their creative play? You can make it easier for them with ideas large and small. ATeacherMom blogger makes the point that if your child isn’t tall enough to see how you cook, he or she isn’t really able to “play” kitchen because …
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