Teaching and Learning
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A Letter, Victory, and Peace
Peg’s arm reached into the mailbox and pulled out this letter. The return address reads: Headquarters … Continue reading
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Why We Can Vote
It was parade of about eight thousand marchers. Onlookers, several hundred thousand of them, jammed the sidewalks. Soon the marchers were mobbed, shoved, tripped, beaten, even burned by cigars by some onlookers. Police refused to interfere. Army troops were summoned to help. Hundreds of marchers were injured. One hundred of them ended up in the… Continue reading
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Family Rituals and Bobby Shafto
Does your family love to dance? Play soccer together? Deep-fry turkeys on special occasions? All are rituals that enrich family lives. Mine was a family that loved to sing. When we were children, my grandmother accompanied us on the piano as she taught us folk songs and nursery rhymes. My sisters and I sang Bobby Shafto… Continue reading
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Cool Science: Why Are Trees So Pushy?
Enjoy this updated post from October, 2012. Elementary science projects are not just for kids. Good ones have something for everyone aged infant to one hundred! In autumn, your nearest deciduous tree has a lot to teach. Make that tree into a cool science project. In fall, it’s experiencing the “Get-Off-Me Season.” That’s what botanist Peter Raven calls… Continue reading
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