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Civics for Kids / School Choice

What happens when your student is in a district that is unaccredited? And what if there is a school choice program in place that is controversial. What would it feel like to be one of the kids inaugurating this program? How do kids feel about being bussed 22 miles to [...]

2013-08-08T21:13:27+00:00August 8, 2013|Civics for Kids|0 Comments

On the radio …

It's been an interesting week sitting in as a guest host on the McGraw Millhaven show on KTRS 550 AM here in St. Louis. From gently ribbing the host (who has gone multi-platform and can now be seen on STLToday.com on camera and is also collaborating with the Post-Dispatch by [...]

2013-08-09T14:58:21+00:00August 8, 2013|General Interest|0 Comments

This is not about Civics

But it seems like appropriate territory for conversations between parents and children.  TUESDAY, AUGUST 6, 2013 ABOUT US ARCHIVES HOW TO USE THIS SITE (GRADES 2-8) CONTACT Timely, relevant news articles for kids, educators in the classroom and parents at home. >> HOME NEWS ENTERTAINMENT SCIENCE ARTS SPORTS POLITICS ESL IN-CLASS [...]

2013-08-06T02:40:30+00:00August 6, 2013|Civics for Kids|0 Comments

Summer Squash, Swordfish and Feta just sounds so Summery!

From Cooking Light:  Warm Salad of Summer Squash with Swordfish and Feta Hands-on: 15 min. Total: 30 min.8 ounces uncooked penne pasta3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided1 (10-ounce) swordfish steak¾ teaspoon kosher salt, divided¾ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, divided1 medium yellow squash, quartered lengthwise1 medium zucchini, quartered lengthwise8 squash [...]

2013-08-06T02:36:40+00:00August 6, 2013|Whats for dinner|0 Comments

The Perfect Woman

July 29, 2013 10:06 AM 60 Minutes/Vanity Fair Poll: The Perfect Woman Welcome to the 60 Minutes/Vanity Fair poll for August 2013. Last month's poll asked women what qualities and characteristics they found most and least attractive in their ideal man. This month's poll turns the tables and now it's the men's [...]

2013-08-06T02:37:46+00:00August 6, 2013|The Mom Vivant|0 Comments

Fascinating

I live in a state whose relationship to the Feds is in flux. And I honestly can't say what I think about that except that it is fascinating. The New York Times ran an article this weekend about how a Proposition that was passed by 71% of voters prevents our [...]

2013-08-06T02:20:20+00:00August 6, 2013|General Interest|0 Comments

I want his face! / The Mom Vivant

Photo courtesy of: JudeLaw.com I just read a great article in the San Francisco Chronicle about the most requested celebrity knock-offs, according to plastic surgeons, and it might surprise you a lot of the copycat requests are coming from ... men. Did you know men come in asking for George [...]

2013-08-02T13:51:40+00:00August 2, 2013|The Mom Vivant|0 Comments
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