Mike gave me a cool little book for Christmas–The Better World Shopping Guide. It’s a user-friendly guide that ranks products and companies from A to F. The ranking is based on 20 years of research and looks at several issues, such as human rights, animal protection, environment, social justice, and community involvement. It’s an interesting [...]
making changes with the money we spend
January 7th, 2010
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Tags: books · consumerism · social responsibility · sustainability
aidan is recognized two years running
August 18th, 2009
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We recently learned that Aidan is being recognized again for logging more reading hours than any other kid in his age group through the summer reading program at the library this year. He was proud, but we are trying to downplay the competitive side of it–reminding him that just having the opportunity to do all [...]
Tags: awards · books · learning · reading
reading mayers’(re)writing craft
August 11th, 2009
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Tags: books · institutional matters · reading · teaching
