Category Archives: My Blog

Another Favorite Picture Book

This weekend I discovered a new favorite to add to my list

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Spring is in the Air. Really.

The temperature hovered around zero this morning.

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Reacquainting Myself with an Old Friend

I took violin lessons at the Eastman School of Music Community Music School in the late 1990s. I still have my violin but laid it aside

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Winter Has Its Subtle Graces

The view outside my window this morning has a very New York feel to it.

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All Day Universal Pre-K?

Here in New York State, the Campaign for Educational Equity Teachers College, Columbia University and the Center for Children’s Initiatives argue for the feasibility of a statewide,  all-day universal pre-K program for three- and four-year-olds. That would be wonderful! Little … Continue reading

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Childhood Poverty & Hunger = Low Standardized Test Scores

To my memory, when I was in school (granted, almost 50 years ago) educators never emphasized standardized tests so much as they do now.

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New Curbside Produce Program for Rochester’s Food Deserts

The popularity of food trucks in our urban centers is no secret. Foodlink, which operates a large food bank and several food programs

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Really, NRA?

The National Rifle Association should be taken out back of the woodshed and given a good thrashing

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A Victory for Clean Water

t least for now. My local paper reported this morning that the New York State Assembly has voted in a bill placing a 2-year moratorium

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Therapy Dog Brings Joy to Special Needs Kids

This morning my local newspaper ran a story about therapy dogs, specifically one therapy dog who is making a difference at a local elementary

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