Tag: teaching

  • The Homework Conundrum

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    Christina M. Dennis
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    Homework in elementary school is one of those “normal” practices we rarely stop to interrogate. It has been around forever. Families expect it. Schools defend it. And kids drag it home in crumpled folders after a full day of doing their best to hold it together. Lately I have been seeing the homework debate flare…

  • The Magic and Science of Bubbles

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    Christina M. Dennis
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    There’s just something special about bubbles. They catch the light, reflect rainbow colors, float like magic, and then for what appears to be no reason, pop! It’s as if they were never there in the first place. Like winter snowflakes, every single one is different—and they never stop being fun. Monkey Buddies Fun Fridays have…