The internet is booming with online learning opportunities for young people. Below are 7 websites that I have had a positive experience with. 1. PBS KIDS Play PBS Kids Play advertises itself as a “School Readiness” program that offers online learning games for children in Preschool through First Grade. Multiple subjects are explored, from math,…
➠ Continue ReadingAs we enter graduation season, there are many stories being reported of exceptionally bright teens. Of course, there are many incredible and talented students who aren’t the subject of news stories, but it is nice to read the ones that are. This is my second post chronicling black teens who have been accepted to multiple…
➠ Continue ReadingFor the student pacing in front of me, unable to focus on the chemistry book because he was busy contemplating the stars, school was increasingly frustrating. And as a teacher, it’s impossible for me to tell him, with a straight face, that it’s all gonna be worth it. For many kids, school works. There are…
➠ Continue ReadingSome have said that English is one of the most difficult languages to learn because so many words do not follow a simple phonetic pattern. It is true that many words do not follow any pattern at all and we learn to read them by simply memorizing the whole word. Sight words, sometimes called high frequency…
➠ Continue ReadingThey all come from different backgrounds, but these 3 teens hold the distinction of being accepted to multiple Ivy League universities. The news has mostly covered Kwasi Enin, the 17-year-old Long Island public school student and first generation Ghanaian-American who was accepted to all 8 Ivy League universities. Kwasi attends the William Floyd High School…
➠ Continue ReadingRecently Darcel wrote an awesome post called 7 black homeschool bloggers you should know. The post went viral as moms found it and added their names to the list. Among those who commented is Paula Penn-Nabrit, a consultant, lawyer and Wellesley college graduate who homeschooled two of her three sons to the Ivy Leagues and…
➠ Continue ReadingHomeschooling has always been thought of as a ‘white-privilege-thing’ Maybe because people think you need a lot of money to homeschool, or you need to live in the best part of town. Not true. One of the beautiful things about homeschooling is that you can tailor it to suit your families needs, whatever they may…
➠ Continue ReadingMy son turns five this August. This thought makes my hands a little clammy and my eyes sad. How did we get here so fast? Where is my baby? School is coming – fast. For several reasons, we’ll most likely be homeschooling and part-time enrolling in a school in our neighborhood. This means I have…
➠ Continue ReadingI love reading all kinds of stories to my children, but I especially love reading books that feature African American characters, because I know that it affirms them. I previously wrote about books that affirm African American girls that I love to read to my daughter. Now, I would like to share some books that…
➠ Continue ReadingI love reading all kinds of stories to my children, but I especially love reading books that feature African American characters, because I know that it affirms them. I previously wrote about books that affirm African American girls that I love to read to my daughter. Now, I would like to share some books that…
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