December 2011
3 posts
One teachers approach to preventing gender...
togetherforjacksoncountykids:
“It’s Okay to be Neither,” By Melissa Bollow Tempel
Alie arrived at our 1st-grade classroom wearing a sweatshirt with a hood. I asked her to take off her hood, and she refused. I thought she was just being difficult and ignored it. After breakfast we got in line for art, and I noticed that she still had not removed her hood. When we arrived at the art room, I said:...
November 2011
14 posts
I haven’t listened to much of his other...
What sex is your brain? Mine's male! →
The BBC has a series of tests like mental rotation, word association, and even finger ratios to help determine if your brain has more male characteristics or female ones. I have a slightly male brain, which is really interesting!
My Review of Pullman Wine Bar @ Lifeinlimbo.org →
Required Watching: Miss Representation →
Rebuttal to Gladwell's Outliers @ the NYTimes
“Sorry, Strivers - Talent Matters”
A very interesting read, especially for anyone who loves Outliers as much as I do! It’s good to be able to shed more light on the talent debate, although I do think this author is straying slightly from Gladwell’s main argument. If I remember correctly, the main point is that with lots of practice, people can become extremely talented at something,...
April 2011
10 posts
January 2011
1 post
December 2010
9 posts
Google Zeitgeist 2010 →
November 2010
26 posts
“Whenever I get gloomy with the state of the world, I think about the arrivals...”
– Love Actually (via justbesplendid)
“No relationship is perfect, ever. There are always some ways you have to bend,...”
– This Lullaby by Sarah Dessen (via followandreblog)
Teenage Dream →
Forget You →
