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Don’t Abandon Our Littlest Learners…
We are on our 13th day of social distancing in Case de Amontillado, the official name of the Strange-Isis abode. Some day I’ll write about why we named our house after my favorite macabre tale when we bought it two years ago, but today it seems eerily appropriate. I haven’t been out of Casa de Amontillado in any meaningful way for…
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It’s the Skepchick Sundaylies! How Not to Grade, Dealing with an Empty Nest, Surviving Super-Armor, and more!
Sunday Funny: Existence proof. (via xkcd) Teen Skepchick Making America Great Again: Denying Buttons to the Poor Hating the poor is an American tradition. Mad Art Lab Power-Armor Punch-Up Would a super-powered super-suit really protect you from being Hulk smashed? School of Doubt 10 Tips: How Not to Grade Jay provides some very important grading tips for teachers. Grounded Parents…
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It’s the Skepchick Sundaylies! Opera vs. Trump, Star Trek Optimism, Wonder Woman, and more!
Sunday Funny: Glacial Erratic (via xkcd) Teen Skepchick Suspension of Disbelief: Wonder Woman Elizabeth reviews Wonder Woman. Awesome Sauce Music Friday: Opera vs Trump One doesn’t normally turn to opera for protest music, and yet… Mad Art Lab Star Trek: Optimism Ryan is cautiously optimistic about the new Star Trek series. 150 Years of Doing It Wright You can celebrate…
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It’s the Sundaylies! Teaching Critical Thinking, Pink Pancakes, Book Reviews, and more!
Sunday Funny: Using bureaucracy for good. (via SMBC) Teen Skepchick We all need a little Faith If you’re looking to add another comic book to your pull list, Faith might be a good addition. School of Doubt Where to Begin Thinking Critically? Jay wonders where to start students on the path of learning to think critically. Grounded Parents Weekend Reads:…
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It’s the Skepchick Sundaylies! Investing in Women, Corporate Cosplay, the 12 Days of Parenthood, and more!
Sunday Funny: Too happy (via PHD Comics) Teen Skepchick Investing in Women for Women’s Day It’s in everyone’s interest to invest in women. What is it? Stellar Classification According to They Might Be Giants, stars are a miasma of incandescent plasma. But there is more to it than that. Mad Art Lab Corporate Cosplay Why spend so much time on…
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It’s the Skepchick Sundaylies! Our Continued Need for Skepticism, a Parent’s Approach to Santa, and more!
Sunday Funny: Never seen Star Wars. (via xkcd) Teen Skepchick You – Yes, You! – Can Write for Teen Skepchick! Teen Skepchick is looking for writers! Grounded Parents Pizzagate Is Why We Need Skepticism Recent events at a DC pizza place perfectly illustrate out continued need for skepticism. How to Handle Santa When You Don’t Really Like Him That Much…
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It’s the Sundaylies! Overthinking Harry Potter, Learning the Lessons of History, Discussing Your Trump Fears with Kids, and more!
Sunday Funny: A reasonable idea (via Poorly Drawn Lines) Teen Skepchick Speak your Mind: Thanksgiving Come on, y’all! Give us your opinions on Thanksgiving. Mad Art Lab Music of the Revolution What a musical 200 years in the making teaches us about politics today. Harry Potter and the Consequences of Overthinking Children’s Literature In an attempt to iron out everything…
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It’s the Skepchick Sundaylies! Nasty Women, Science of the Sideshow, 5 Year Old vs. Ouija Board, and more!
Sunday Funny: Patriotism vs. Nationalism: An Important Distinction (via SMBC) Mad Art Lab Such a Nasty Woman Beth and Amy made art after Trump made his “nasty woman” comment. Gone, Fission: How Lise Meitner was Written Out of the Nuclear Age You need to forget everything you know about atoms to fully appreciate the astounding scientific career of Lise Meitner.…
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