Why _is_ Obama our first Black President?

That’s the question I fielded not so long ago from the back seat of the car, while we were waiting to pick up Ella’s brother from preschool.
I was not unprepared, but really, how do you explain institutionalized racism to a 6-year old? Ella, of course, had been excited about the election for every reason but [...]

Littlest Volunteer Contest

Wondertime & Disney paired up to sponsor this contest in 2008, which celebrates and rewards families who’ve found innovative, age-appropriate ways to teach their young children about volunteering. You can read about the full list of 2008 Winners, including children who’ve started their own nonprofit businesses, experienced the visceral facts of homelesseness, and banded together [...]

Generation X Raising Generation O: The Prequel

I’ve been thinking that the why of this blog deserves some time–the why me and the why now. Here’s the why me…which might be read as “who cares” or “why do I care”–questions I always ask of my students.

There was a time–before the dark tunnel of graduate school, and before my time was consumed for [...]