Every few months or so, we read about some freaked out reporter/columnist/pundit/politician complaining about how the internet and texting are destroying kids’ ability to write. Yet, pretty much every study on the subject has found the opposite to be true. Study after study after study after study after study have all found that kids today are better writers than in the past.
education
formal, eclectic, iconoclastic, autodidactic – all the ways we learn
“How Can Feminist Mums Avoid Being Humourless Childhood-Ruiners?”
At The Dawn Chorus, Mel Campbell asks “How Can Feminist Mums Avoid Being Humourless Childhood-Ruiners?” (Without, it seems, a hint of satire): Are you going to be the kind of humourless, daggy mum who interferes in everything that’s cool and… Read More ›
Friday Hoyden: Roxanne Shante
Roxanne Shante – a teen rapper in the 1980s – had a contract with Warner Music. It included a clause that the company would pay for Shante’s education for the rest of her life.
Days off
Am I stretching a point weirdly when thinking about applying some of the principles of radical disability acceptance outside of its remit? I’m talking about my kid and (relatively) minor illnesses and injuries. This afternoon he took a pretty awful… Read More ›
SchoolHolidayBlogging: SCIENCE!
Oh, I luff him. And I luff his sense of wonder, of infinite possibilities. The Lad, age six, has just hatched one of these Growing Lizard Egg Pets, which he bought with five dollars of his pocket money on an… Read More ›
Quickhit: Librarian whines about girls in kidlit
Via pharaoh-katt, librarian Diantha McBride has a complaint about the number of girls there are in kidlit. Is she having trouble finding good books with interesting female protagonists? No. She is whinging that not enough boys feature in kidlit. She… Read More ›
Advice please
First, a little background. I do not wear makeup, I rarely wear dresses I think I only own one apart from my wedding dress which is floating around somewhere. My clothing of choice is tracksuit pants or comfy jeans. While… Read More ›
Thought for the day from Feynman
I was just reminded of this and am about to add it to the HAT quote file: “I can live with doubts and uncertainty and not knowing. I think it’s more interesting to live not knowing than to have answers… Read More ›
Infant Formula Product Placement in Chemistry Matric Exam
School and university exam writers often invent scenarios. They play with made-up names for people, they dream up companies, they have fun devising original scenarios and puns to spice up their questions. But what happens when they get bored doing… Read More ›
Sunday Science Snark: The Jenny McCarthy Song
A loving tribute to their best friend, anti-vaccination campaigner Jenny McCarthy, from Measles, Mumps and Rubella.
Hoyden About Town 