Apr 2, 2014
When Every Day is Autism Awareness Day
Posted in ChicagoNow, April 2, 2014 (cartoon by Marcia Liss) Imagine my surprise when the Today Show announced today was World Autism...
Mar 31, 2014
Not All are Huge Fans of Dogs
Posted in ChicagoNow, March 31, 2014 Just came home from the Jewel where I saw a woman tie two active dogs to a pole just outside of the...
Mar 28, 2014
Reading Incomprehension – Common Core Standards in Action
Reading when not in school Published in ChicagoNow, March 27, 2014 You would think a former teacher and English major with a master’s...
Mar 24, 2014
Preschool Without Play
A robot transformer created by my grandson Posted in ChicagoNow, March 24, 2014 Driving my 4-year-old grandson to his preschool in...
Mar 17, 2014
Why Can't Israel and Palestine be BFFs?
In her Korean hanbok with her Mom's tallit Published in ChicagoNow, March 17, 2014 My guest blogger today is my almost eight-year-old...
Mar 12, 2014
10 Things I’ve Learned as a New Blogger
Published in ChicagoNow, March 12, 2014 When I first started blogging at the end of September, I thought it would be a piece of cake. I...
Mar 10, 2014
Awakening and Nurturing a Child’s Love of Art
Published in ChicagoNow, March 10, 2014 My granddaughter struggles to express herself with words, but she has always been always eager to...
Mar 7, 2014
“Life is a Test” – Really?
Published in ChicagoNow, March 7, 2014 In its March 6, 2014 editorial in the printed paper, the Chicago Tribune asks, “Where is the harm...
Mar 2, 2014
Dr. Seuss Not a Fan of Testing Kids
Published in ChicagoNow, March 2, 2014 Dr. Seuss died in 1991, ten years before the No Child Left Behind Act passed Congress and long...
Feb 27, 2014
For Children Lost Too Soon to Childhood Cancer
Sammy's Memorial Garden Friendship Table in memory of Kaelan Published in ChicagoNow, February 27, 2014 I don’t know my fellow ChicagoNow...