Kids can nip prejudice in the bud Author urges fun approach to leading children past misinformation about other cultures September 17, 2009 BY MIKE THOMAS Staff Reporter, Chicago Sun-Times In 1979, when Iranian-born Homa Sabet Tavangar was a junior high cheerleader in Fort Wayne, Ind., a revolution erupted in the country of her birth. Despite…
URBANBABY.COM Picks Growing Up Global on 9/11/08 We are the World September 11, 2009; 3:00 am by Leigh Goldman Balber Educators talk a lot about building students into global citizens. A tall order when you consider that just a few years ago, two-thirds of American 18-24-year-olds surveyed couldn’t find Iraq on a map. We’ve got…
THE FIND Giving children a world view September 6, 2009 (From Shelf Life, by Jan Gardner) Helping children to appreciate the myriad religions and cultures around the world is a daunting task. “Growing Up Global: Raising Children to Be At Home in the World’’ by Homa Sabet Tavangar (Ballantine) is an outstanding place to start. Tavangar…
Here’s the brief, positive review in the Cape Cod Times, with a prominent photo of the book cover. It ran on the last day of the Obama’s vacation on Martha’s Vineyard. This is the local paper serving that area, and the front page included a big picture of the President and his two daughters. By…
