Thanks to Carrie Sledge on Twitter (@GreenGTAIM), I learned that General Mills has joined with RubeGoldberg.com to encourage creativity by inviting people to design Rube Goldberg machines that will pour cereal. The General Mills contest is only open to people who are 18 years and up, but that doesn’t mean you can’t take advantage of … Read more
In today’s headlines we hear regularly about females who have been mistreated, harassed, and abused. Yesterday’s post suggested that part of the blame for this is the lack of strong female role models in our media. Yet, this is obviously a complex and systemic issue that must be addressed on many different fronts. So, I’m … Read more
I will be on vacation this week. Posts will resume on July 17th!
9/11/01 was a Tuesday. That year, I met with my 5th grade class of gifted students every Tuesday. We had just begun reading the The Giver, by Lois Lowry, when another teacher beckoned me to the door and whispered to me about a plane that had crashed into one of the Twin Towers. Even then, as … Read more
“We learned about a man who got killed today,” a kindergarten boy solemnly informed me Friday afternoon. We were waiting in the cafeteria to board buses at dismissal time. The day before, he had been all excited about his train book he had checked out from the library. But now things had gotten serious. I … Read more
Engage Their Minds is taking a much-needed rest, and will return on 1/2/17. Enjoy your holidays, and see you in the new year!