Schools confront ‘off the rails’ numbers of failing grades
The first report cards of the school year are arriving with many more Fs than usual.
Housed in the Critical Studies of Childhood, Youth, and Learning (CYL). A Program of Hampshire College. Founding Goals: • To provide on-campus programming for underserved youth • To excite young people about learning in college • To familiarize young people with the college admissions process • To offer paid Hampshire College student internships with community based organizations What We Do: • Sponsor connections between Hampshire College students and underserved youth • Design community courses and programs for underserved youth in the area • Fund Division II and III that support our mission and goals • Design summer programs and offering paid internships to Hampshire students
Schools confront ‘off the rails’ numbers of failing grades
The first report cards of the school year are arriving with many more Fs than usual.
#repost the_psychologists_child 💕
I’m passionate about open-ended-play. Play without preset limitations, where anything can be used in any way the child dreams up.
One of my main motivations for investing in open ended toys was that, open-ended toys mean we have fewer toys at home. If my son wants to play with an ark, we build it. If he wants to add an element we don’t have, we pretend one thing is something else.
But you don’t actually need to *buy* open-ended toys if you don’t own them. There are loads of things you already have at home that you can use.
Other ideas? Playdough, water, string, recyclable waste, cooking utensils, stones, pine cones, acorns, leaves.
🎁 Open ended play is limited only by imagination. The possibilities are endless.
🎁 It develops creative problem solving.
“hmmm we don’t have a fire station... what could we use to make one?”
🎁 It allows the child to take the lead in play because there are no guidelines or instructions about what a toy is or how it *should* be played with.
🎁 Promotes curiosity and flexibility. Little ones can try out their ideas without worrying about getting it wrong or making a mistake.
🎁 Play can last longer with less boredom.
I would love to hear what you would add to this list, or what open-ended play your little one has enjoyed recently?
In 1965, Mink became the first woman of color elected to the U.S. Congress where she served from 1965-1977 and again from 1990 until her death in 2002. During her tenure in Congress, Mink gained a reputation as a vocal advocate for women's rights and civil rights, and was a leading opponent to the war in Vietnam. Although her outspokenness engendered criticism at times, Mink believed in standing by her ideals, famously stating: "It is easy enough to vote right and be consistently with the majority. But it is more often more important to be ahead of the majority and this means being willing to cut the first furrow in the ground and stand alone for a while if necessary."
One of her greatest legacies is the Title IX Amendment of the Higher Education Act, the breakthrough 1972 U.S. civil rights law which prohibits gender discrimination in any educational program or activity. Mink was one of the bill's principal authors and the driving force behind its passage; it was later renamed Patsy T. Mink Equal Opportunity in Education Act in her honor. Filmmaker Kimberlee Bassford, who made the documentary "Patsy Mink: Ahead of the Majority," describes Mink's influence as follows: "Mink's story captures the spirit of a generation of trailblazing women and shows that one person — armed with vision, drive, and perseverance — can make a difference. I never doubted that I would have the opportunity to go to college — even graduate school — and to play sports. Women of my generation take for granted the very things that Patsy Mink fought for."
Mink, who also became first Asian American to seek the presidential nomination during the 1972 election, passed away in 2002. Her death occurred one week after the 2002 primary election, too late for her name to be removed from the general election ballot. As a result, Mink was posthumously re-elected to Congress on November 5, 2002.
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Antiracist Education Now
Following up with #grit after #growthmindset.
Posted @withregram • @sylviaduckworth I remember being enamoured with the idea of “grit” in education a few years ago. Now I know better. Thank you, Bettina Love @blovesoulpower for your illuminating book that all educators should read, “We Want To Do More Than Survive”.
Dec. 1, 1955: Rosa Parks Refuses to Give Up Her Seat - Zinn Education Project
Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama.
A Mighty Girl
"Science is not a boy's game, it's not a girl's game. It's everyone's game. It's about where we are and where we're going." -- Nichelle Nichols
Nichelle Nichols -- famous for her role as Lieutenant Nyota Uhura on Star Trek -- says that in 1969, when the original Star Trek series ended, “There were no women, and there were no minorities in the space program -- and that's supposed to represent the whole country? Not in this day and age. We just absolutely cannot have that.” So she accepted NASA’s invitation to help recruit the country’s first female astronauts and astronauts of color. Among them was Sally Ride, the first American woman in space -- as Nichols said in an interview: “Sally called me to tell me that I was the way she had heard about the space program." The 87-year-old has remained a staunch advocate of the value of space exploration throughout her life.
For more science, math, programming, and engineering toys and kits for Mighty Girls, visit our 2020 Holiday Gift Guide at https://www.amightygirl.com/holiday-guide
For books to introduce children and teens to trailblazing women of science throughout history, check out the reading recommendations in our blog post, "60 Books to Inspire Science-Loving Mighty Girls," at =13914
Facing History and Ourselves
Social studies teachers, 🙋♂️🙋♀️ if you’ll be at #ncss2020 this weekend! We’ll be there! Join us Saturday morning for a facilitated workshop, “Fostering Dialogue in Divisive Times with Current Events” and then later in the day for “Teaching in Times of Uncertainty” a conversation with Samantha Power moderated by Karen Murphy, our Director of International Strategy. See the full schedule and register if you haven’t already here: http://ow.ly/4hNm50CBcf0
Springfield Public Schools - Massachusetts
Latinx Adults Suffer Most From COVID-19-Related Anxiety and Depression
A new national survey showed 48% of Latinx adults reported mental health symptoms in November.
School Wasn’t So Great Before COVID, Either
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Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
Read this #OJJDPPublication detailing AMBER Alert resources designed for effective responses to cases of missing children in Indian Country. #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth
Museum Hue _ Colorful. Cultured. Cool
Join us and Museum Association of New York this Friday, Dec 4th at 12pm EST to discuss holistic approaches to mental health/well-being. Studio Museum in Harlem and Colored Girls Museum provide therapeutic techniques rooted in creative practices that foster healing. Registration is free and open to the public: https://nysmuseums.org/event-3968454
In The Thick
Like countless schools, the sidewalk school, as it became known, had to go to virtual learning because of the coronavirus pandemic. Instead of being hampered by the change, though, it has blossomed, hiring about 20 teachers — all asylum seekers themselves — to give classes via Zoom to Central American children in not only the camp, but at various shelters and apartments in other parts of Mexico via AP
Pandemic Takes Toll On Children's Mental Health
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Theresa O'Watch has seen a massive increase in students wanting to learn Nakoda.
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Theresa O'Watch is honouring her late sister by teaching as the class continues to grow.
"I was just appalled by it. When I saw it in writing with my own eyes I began to shake uncontrollably. I began to cry. I couldn't believe what I was seeing. I was in complete shock," said Krista Macinnis.
"The exercise is just a couple of hours long. People are able to put their feet in our moccasins for that brief moment and reflect on generations and hundreds of years of history and what Indigenous people have gone through," said Tracy Cloud, a member of Metepenagiag First Nation.
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