Over the past summer, I was fortunate to have an opportunity to spend more time than usual with my young twin daughters, who were eager to do some STEM challenges with their father. Yоung mіndѕ are naturally сurіоuѕ аbоut thе wоrld and lоvе tо lеаrn thrоugh сlаѕѕrооm activities аnd іn thе оutdооrѕ. Aсtіvіtіеѕ ѕuсh аѕ еxреrіmеntѕ, building, collecting аnd discovering…
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At Tarkington Elementary, Kids Do Science Right
At Tarkington Elementary on the Southwest Side, kids are talking science and doing science. Sadly, that’s news. As a mom, I can say my own 4th-grade daughter hasn’t done enough real science in her elementary school years. And study after study shows she’s not alone. What’s different at Tarkington? Teachers, supported by their principal, have made science a priority. They…
Math: A Mother’s Lament
Maybe you saw the recent New York Times op-ed on the importance of making our daughters practice math. I believed it before I read it. And, like the author, I believe it matters for boys, too. What I really believe is there’s an even deeper problem: our elementary schools don’t teach math very well. You can read a thorough and…