education

The Future Belongs to the Curious

April 3, 2012 calebgardner caleb gardner, children, education, Home, Life Hacker, parenting, Read, skillshare

Photo by tmitchell92A few weeks ago I saw a video that really stuck with me. It’s from a site called Skillshare, which focuses on a new form of education made available by advances in technology: the ability to “learn anything from anyone, anywhere…

A vacation resort kids club that’s actually educational? Oh yeah.

March 31, 2012 Cool Mom Picks education, educational, family travel, family vacations, Home, Travel and events, travel with kids

I have a recurring fantasy these days: it involves the beach, gentle waves, a good book, a nap… and something amazing for the kids to do while all of the above takes place.

Science rocks in Wallace & Gromit’s World of Invention

March 23, 2012 Cool Mom Picks BBC, education, educational kids' TV, Home, kids' DVDs, kids' shows, Media, science, television

Long before I had children, I fell in love with the clay stop-motion characters of nerdy inventor Wallace and his lovable dog Gromit.

Art for Art’s Sake

March 19, 2012 calebgardner art education, caleb gardner, calebgardner, education, Home, parenting, Read

Photo by bawkbawkWhen I met my wife, one of the most immediately intriguing things about her was how she integrated art into her everyday life. She was a sculptor, a fabric designer, and especially a painter; she seemed to take joy in spending hours wo…

Planning an Accessible Wedding

March 9, 2012 chaps676 accessibility, advice, disabilities, education, Handmade Weddings, Home, Read, Weddings, wheelchair

Photo by Glass Jar Photography
When her boyfriend proposed, writer Carrie-Ann Fleming was ecstatic. But a headache loomed: as someone who requires a wheelchair, Fleming knew the wedding planning process would be exhausting. “Everything from the h…

On International Women’s Day, give the gift of education

March 8, 2012 Cool Mom Picks Causes and General Do-Gooding, Charity, donate, education, Home, International Women's Day, socially conscious, ways to help

Today, is International Women’s Day. And hey, we’re women! Which makes it a pretty big deal to us.

Honor Black History Month with We March

February 21, 2012 Cool Mom Picks Black History Month, Books for Kids, education, educational, Home, kids' books, reading with kids

Every February our communities focus on a very important part of our nation’s past during Black History Month. So I’m taking a cue from our schools and continuing the discussion about civil rights at home. Our pick to get the conversations rolling with…

Dan Zanes honors Black History Month with music

February 18, 2012 Cool Mom Picks Black History Month, Causes and General Do-Gooding, education, Home, kids' music, Media, music, Tunes

We have always loved the versatility of Dan Zanes’ music and the multicultural sound of so many of his songs. While he has the mic this weekend on his Sirius XM radio show, he’s going to use it to expose our kids–and many of us adults–to a wide range…

The Rise of Homeschooling

February 15, 2012 blainedesign blainedesign, education, Emilee Gettle, gardening, Home, homeschooling, Karen Brown, Read, sustainability

Photo by Pink Sherbet Photography on FlickrEmilee Gettle, known on Etsy as Heirloomgirl, is a busy woman. With her husband Jere, she operates a multimillion dollar, multistate heirloom seed business called the Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Company that i…

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