The Effect of Parenting on Us
Erik Erickson’s theory of the psychosocial stages of life has indelibly shaped the course of the study of human development since its creation. Certainly, the theory is not perfect, and…
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We Got the Beat
The Blue Man Group came to my daughter’s school this week to teach them a little about what they do. You can read more about it here . My husband and I saw them in Las Vegas over New…
Read ArticleMemory and Music
I find the science of how music connects to memory to be fascinating. Not only does it aid in language acquisition, it actively connects with our “autobiographical memories,” according to…
Read ArticleThe Tough Job of Parenting
I overheard a mom this week tell a friend that her son was in the process of being diagnosed with some severe learning disabilities. She was clearly experiencing a lot of pain—it was…
Read ArticleMusic and Language Acquistion
This week in the after-school Spanish class I teach, we began working on weather words, and I showed my small class my favorite video for this unit:…
Read ArticleGotta Do More
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28VgqS7Vk2I[/youtube] The last couple of weeks of my life have been really hard. Not in any life-threatening or debilitating way—I’ve had those…
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The Arts in Education
“It is really through the arts that we give form to some of our most powerful experiences of being human. . . I really believe that an education which omits the arts is omitting a major…
Read ArticleThe Brain Amazes Me
Warning: You may get a flashback to 9 th grade biology reading this blog post, and you may feel compelled to flirt with the cute kid sitting next to you. Or, you may find yourself with an…
Read ArticleThe Art of the Dance
Last weekend, my daughter (a Kindermusik graduate) participated in Flabbergast with Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company . The show was described as “a journey of wonder,” and indeed, it was.…
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