Category Archives: in the news
Sunday Reads: 2 Weeks Worth
The End of Cheap Coffee? via @GOOD http://t.co/R3KARWKh (please, God, no!) Generation Sell: “the self today is an entrepreneurial self.” http://t.co/JZKmnxqi How Iran Persecutes its Oldest Religion via @cnn http://t.co/oC6exBpa A look at Coach K, the Winningest Devil in NCAA … Continue reading
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#sundayread tweets
Most Sundays I share some links on twitter with the #sundayread hashtag. Here are this week’s: Catch up on everyone’s favorite #ows human interest story, the hipster cop: http://bit.ly/r7giOn (via @gothamist) Billions spent on community college dropouts. http://bit.ly/nfmiW3 (via @sfgate) … Continue reading
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#sundayread tweets
Most Sundays I share some links on twitter with the #sundayread hashtag. Here are this week’s. The Guardian (UK) covers AL immigration: http://gu.com/p/32tmp/tw (grim reality) & http://gu.com/p/32t5k/tw (slavery?) Twenty-First Century Excommunication http://on.wsj.com/ogTGJd TEC would rather church become mosque than go … Continue reading
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#sundayread tweets
Most Sundays I share some links on twitter with the #sundayread hashtag. Here are this week’s. A State Grooms Its Best Students to Be Good Teachers http://nyti.ms/ogE7jb {a program that should be duplicated, not cut.} Riots erupt as Christians protest … Continue reading
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#sundayread tweets
I headed to Birmingham a few days ago, saw friends, ate Greek food, and had a great time. Sorry for the blog neglect. Most Sundays I share some links on twitter with the #sundayread hashtag. Here are this week’s. The … Continue reading
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Diplomacy and Leadership in the Information Age
I have been following the protests in Egypt with interest, as I imagine many of you have been. It’s always inspiring to see people stand up for their rights with a firm dignity rooted in peace. Moreover, to see Muslims … Continue reading
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Sunday Reads
Every Sunday on Twitter, I try to participate in the #sundayread hashtag and share some links worth reading. Here are a few I tweeted, and a few in addition. It’s Poverty, Not Stupid. Essential to keep in mind when discussing … Continue reading
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Disintegration
You may have seen my home school district in The Word on the Colbert Report this past week or in excellent coverage in national newspapers. Wake County is the largest school system in North Carolina, and one of the largest … Continue reading
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Recent Clips
All Joy & No Fun: Why Parents Hate Parenting. It weaves around but is ultimately a really fascinating read about happiness, purpose and parenting. I’m a trendsetter, apparently. Why the Next Pop Culture Wave Might Be Libraries. After Haiti: The … Continue reading
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The SlingRider is RECALLED!
This is a great day for babywearing. The Infantino SlingRider is being recalled. That seems strange, but its true. Babywearers want mothers to use slings SAFELY. The SlingRider was impossible to use safely, and they were in every big box … Continue reading
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The Streak
This beautiful story from this week’s New York Times is a must-read for parents. Life presented all sorts of complications, but one father and daughter let books bind them together, and kept up a streak of 3,218 nights of reading … Continue reading
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Are Slings Dangerous?
You might have seen the CPSC warning about slings last week. As a certified volunteer babywearing educator (through Babywearing International) I wanted to give my two cents. If you’ve ever been to a local meeting here or met up with … Continue reading
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