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Here are links to the articles I wrote that published in February. If you have school-aged kids, I’ve got you covered on the summer camp planning. But even if you don’t, I hope you find something interesting among the articles below.
ParentMap
Proposed Bill Aims to Remove Cell Phones from Washington State Classrooms
Beloved Oscar-Winning Films to Watch With Kids
Spring Performances for Families Coming to Seattle
Guide to the Best Summer Camps in Seattle, the Eastside and South Sound in 2025
Reprints
Call the Sitter: Not Your Average Valentine’s Day Date
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Seattle Times
This Seattle dance festival explores headline-making themes
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WWMG
Beyond Thirst: Recognizing Signs of Dehydration
Should Obesity Be Classified as a Disease?
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Reading Down a Crooked Road
After a blockbuster reading month in January, I only finished six books in February. Two of those were dense, although in very different ways. Initiations and Initiates in Tibet was not the rollicking travel adventure of her other book that introduced me to her. It was actually what it says on the cover, a detailed exploration of esoteric rituals in early 20th century Tibet. Parts of it echoed things I read in a meditation book and that was cool. (I’ve been chipping away at that book for nearly a year; I’m about halfway through and Kindle says I have 16 hours left to finish the book.) But for the most part, I only finished it out of loyalty for its very cool author, Alexandra David-Neel.
I read the other book because of its cool author, too. Local author Jesse Hagopian teaches at one of Seattle’s most storied and diverse high schools and has been an education activist on campaigns that have made important changes in my kids’ district. But if I picked up this book because of its author, I finished it because it’s filled with good information. The book is Teach Truth: The Struggle for Antiracist Education. Any book that uses words like pedagogy is going to take a bit more effort to read, but it’s a very well-researched book about an incredibly important and misunderstood topic, by a person with as much practical as theoretical knowledge.
And that’s February in the books.
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