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Quotables: Barack Obama on science, technology, and American ideas
Barack Obama is guest-editing this month’s Wired. Gotta say I will miss a president who can name-drop Grace Hopper. From his editorial: [W]hat really grabbed me about the film [The Martian] is that it shows how humans—through our ingenuity, our commitment to … Continue reading
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Hamilessons
Congratulations to our alum Addie Matteson on the publication of her Hamilton-themed Hamilessons in School Library Journal! She writes: I teach in a Title I school, and I knew many students would connect to Hamilton’s difficult childhood. My library also has … Continue reading
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Quotable: Nerves and Uncertainty: Artists’ Rocket Fuel
Lin-Manuel Miranda in the Wall Street Journal: Asked how he overcame self-doubt, he said being nervous and uncertain were essential parts of daily life for an artist. Diarrhea, vision or hearing loss and viagra soft 50mg prolonged erection are considered … Continue reading
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Obama on Teachers
From The New York Times: “If you hear a candidate say that the big problem with education is teachers, you should not vote for that person,” Mr. Obama said. “It is a This problem is learn the facts here now … Continue reading
Quotable: On Kids and Tinkering
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Quotable: More Homework Doesn’t Mean Better Learning
“The optimal amount of homework for 13-year-old students is about an hour a day, a study published earlier this month in the Journal of Educational Psychology suggests. And spending too much time on homework A large number of men are unable to … Continue reading
Quotable: Charlotte Danielson’s study on “innovation fatigue”
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Quotable: The State of Childhood Impoverishment in Michigan
“Nearly one in every four Michigan children lives in an impoverished household, according to the report, which measured trends between 2006 and Keratoconus makes things more complicated, because it forces people to wear contacts in order to bring rectification in … Continue reading
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Quotable: Uh-Oh
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Quotable: Anne Carroll Moore on Libraries
The invincible children’s librarian and innovator Anne Carroll Moore on libraries, as quoted in the back matter of the picture book biography Miss Moore Thought Otherwise: