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I was so touched by the film A Small Act, available for instant streaming on Netflix. I wrote about our experience watching it the other night, here on the Momsrising website. It’s heavy, but I also found it inspiring and gratitude-inducing. Well worth watching…

Youth Can Move the World: Just Ask Uncle Kracker

July 30, 2013

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I’m a new fan of country singer, Uncle Kracker — ever since my little cousin, Iman, starred in his latest video, “Blue Skies”, as the take-charge, kid director. As my family has gotten a kick out of showing the video to friends, I’ve thought more and more about the amazing story that landed this child…

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Building an Empathy Muscle: Five summer tips for getting children to think and care about people everywhere

July 23, 2013

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Summer offers a perfect chance to explore – ideas, places, experiences. Ideally, it’s a time for playing outside, slowing down, trying a new hobby, and more family time. Among the “muscles” I like to exercise, when not as bound by classroom exigencies, are those that go beyond anything a subject test can measure. These are…

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Summertime with Kids: A Trip Around the World Via Local Neighborhoods

June 11, 2013

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The internet is lighting up with things to do with the kids during our northern hemisphere summer vacation. There’s something for every helicopter- or free-range, unschooling- or intense-schooling parent; and yes, something for the “global” parents too. Breaking out the passports and traveling abroad is the ideal, but for most families tickets to overseas destinations…

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Dubai

May 20, 2013

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We’ve been having a great time in Dubai, mostly seeing far-flung family that converged for an amazing wedding, then continuing post-wedding partying and EATING until LATE each night with ambitious plans in the morning.

Last night I had the pleasure and honor to speak to parents and some staff at the American School of Dubai in between many festivities, including a party on a dhow that set sail around the Dubai “Creek” from around 10:00 pm for dinner Then pretty early in the a.m. we set off for the old gold souk (market).

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On my packing list: Multiple 'gowns', a duffel bag full of books, and a permission slip from the hubby. Traveling to Dubai with a 9-year old – tonight!

May 14, 2013

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I’ve wrapped up a BIG project – the draft manuscript for The K-5 Global Education Toolkit (with my wonderful co-author, Becky Morales, www.kidworldcitizen.org). Yippee. Yay. Sigh of relief. Trepidation… Now I’m turning my attention to the big trip I’m taking tonight with “Tiny Dancer,” aka “the tiny one,” aka Soph Soph, aka the almost-10…

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