A while back when all the big internet companies were protesting piracy legislation, Wikipedia, among other sites, made a bold decision to go dark for a day. And in every school in America, some teacher was rejoicing. If only for a moment. That’s because for all of the wonderful things that the internet has brought [...]
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Guest Author:”Teach Kids Arabic”
Albert Mokhiber on the Case for Learning Arabic Arabic is a language of culture and commerce. what more could you ask for? By Albert Mokhiber During the late 70’s when the Iran hostage crisis took place, it was reported that no one in the State Department spoke Farsi. It’s a bit tough to negotiate with [...]
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Voce Fala Portugese?
Making the Case for Learning Portugese the language of the diaspora By Judith Morrison Portuguese is an essential language for the African Diaspora. As the second most widely spoken Latin language in the world it is estimated that 223 million people reside in Portuguese speaking nations. African countries such as Angola, Mozambique, Guinea-Bissau, Cape [...]
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“The Rainbow Fish”: Bad Lessons?
My four year old daughter has me wrapped around her finger. The number of times she hears the word “No” are limited to a few absolutes – no more juice, no hitting your brothers and one that may seems fairly random: “No reading Rainbow Fish.”
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Books: Travels with Shane & Olu
Children’s book illustrator, author and musician, Shane Evans, after years of bringing the world of children’s authors to life with his artwork has embarked on an ambitious and inspiring new journey as author and speaker, both with his new New York Times-reviewed book, Underground, and his series, Olu’s Dream,
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