Beyond the Beaches: Enjoying Miami’s Museums
I recently had the opportunity to experience Miami like a tourist. Beyond its aesthetic appeal, Miami’s varied and plentiful museums offer visitors another way to appreciate the Magic City’s history and culture. When you think Miami, images of beautiful beaches and people-watching on Ocean Drive automatically come to mind. But I got to see another [...]
Mom-Tested Tips for Surviving Summer Vacation
For some families, summertime is something they eagerly look forward to because it means family vacations and field trips to all those places they don’t get to visit during the school year. But for others, summer vacation brings with it a high level of stress and dread over how to keep the kids busy and [...]
Discover Your Local Museums
I know for many of us visiting museums can be boring. It all goes back to those field trips in elementary and middle school, when we had to visit museums and write a report about what we saw, what we learned. I think it’s the same reason some people don’t like to read; they were [...]
Latino Children Surpass Whites In Texas Schools
Latino children in Texas are now the largest ethnic group in the Lone Star state, The Dallas Morning News is reporting. The newspaper said that Hispanic kids in Texas have passed whites—over half of the students enrolling in the school system are Latinos. But with this increase have come changes since many of [...]
Dolphin Assisted Therapy for Kids with Autism
The sun glistened on the water as if a child had sprinkled glitter on it. It would be a hot day but a hint of the early morning cool breeze still lingered in the air. A very faint smell of fresh fish and sea enveloped us as we walked out of the building. We stepped [...]
National Teacher Day: Thank You to All Educators
The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires. —William Arthur Ward When I think about National Teacher Day, I can’t help but reminisce about the teachers who impacted my life. They blessed me with their presence and I learned and grew from that interaction. I have had [...]
New FAFSA Guide Helps Latino Students Apply for College Financial Aid
Latinos are the largest minority population on college campuses today. However, many still face barriers to higher education because they have unusual family circumstances. They may have lived outside the home, have divorced parents, have parents who are undocumented, or may be undocumented themselves, just to name a few examples. NerdScholar’s recently released FAFSA Guide [...]
On National Teacher Day Imagine the Life of a Teacher
National Teacher Day is marked on the Tuesday of the first full week of May, which is also Teacher Appreciation Week. This year, National Teacher Day will take place on May 7. This is a big deal for me, not just because I’m a teacher, but because I love and respect my son’s teachers. Being [...]
Autism Speaks: My Name is David
This great video for Autism Speaks, by one of the animators of the popular cartoon Robot Chicken, features the actual words and voice of 14-year-old David Shapiro Sharif. We applaud his efforts to give a voice to those living with autism. This is an entertaining and educational must-see for children and adults striving to understand [...]
Citizen Science Projects for Earth Day
This year, if you are looking for a unique way to celebrate Earth Day, consider participating in a citizen science project. Scientists use volunteers across the country to make observations in their environment or community, then record them online to create a database. This information can help scientists track species populations and identify those that [...]
