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Self Care Sunday: Terrible Holiday Planning Advice
[This post was originally written by Lou at Grounded Parents] Welcome to what the British call the “Festive Season.” Here in the US, starting with this Thursday’s Thanksgiving and continuing through the winter months we will be faced with a literal gauntlet of family gatherings, festive events, religious and secular observances, and large scale meals that we will often have to…
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Self Care Sunday: My Year of No
[This post was originally written by Deek at Grounded Parents] I have never been one to say “no,” easily, partly because there were so many things I wanted to do, and partly because I was raised on a steady diet of “you can do anything you put your mind to,” and “there are always ways to make it work.” I…
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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 Skepchick Sundaylies! Saved by the Arts and Fixing Parents
Sunday Funny: Concerned. (via Poorly Drawn Lines) School of Doubt The Arts Will Save Us–If We Let Them Trump’s proposed budget axes both the NEH and NEA, but Dan thinks we need to take a lesson from Star Trek in a world where the robots are coming for our jobs. Grounded Parents You Too Can Fix All the Parents Want…
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It’s the Sundaylies! Nerd Music, Teaching Critical Thinking, and Beauty and the Beast
Sunday Funny: Assume a well-mixed cosmos. (via SMBC) Mad Art Lab Make Each Other Brave Woot Suit Riot has a new album and Ryan recommends it. School of Doubt Why Schools Should Teach Critical Thinking (Part 1) Don’t confuse “critical thinking skills” with “brain training games.” Grounded Parents Spoiler Alert: Beauty and the Beast (2017) Naomi reviews the live action…
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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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