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Archive for November, 2006

Home schooling or not - or both

Thursday, November 30th, 2006

Danica Davidson, a recent graduate of Laurel Springs School, comments in her article Public school vs. home school - both have their advantages:
“Everyone learns best in a different way, and it often falls onto parents to decide how it’s best to educate their kids. Some parents say the best way is through public or [...]

Teen girl writers wanted for a book of essays

Wednesday, November 29th, 2006

NY-based writer/editor Amy Goldwasser is looking for entries from teenage girls for a book of essays she’s editing called Bloody Red Heart.
The idea for this book came when Goldwasser was at Seventeen Magazine and persisted as she realized that teens’ interminable texting.. is also creating a highly literate culture of young people who are comfortable [...]

Revver: a video-sharing platform

Monday, November 20th, 2006

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Video link to “Pepsi Girl : Superburp”
From Revver - a video-sharing platform that pays video-creators.

"Wisdom is not a product of schooling."

Thursday, November 16th, 2006

“Wisdom is not a product of schooling but of the life-long attempt to acquire it.”
- Albert Einstein
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“What is giftedness all about? To me, it isn’t a straight-A average or getting into an Ivy League college. It isn’t the potential for a place in history or a 6-figure salary. Certainly, people [...]

Barbie, melancholy, self esteem

Thursday, November 16th, 2006

In her celebritysatan post “Celebrity Concept As Barbie Doll” the author, Katie, brings up the potential emotional health consequences of our culture’s untiring emphasis on the sort of blonde centerfold standard of beauty shown by.. blonde centerfolds [such as Hugh Hefner's companions "The Girls Next Door"], and so often seen on tv, in films and [...]