Guest Blogger/Intern Darwin – Aliens at the Circus
The first time I went to the circus I was about 5 years old. I saw all these amazing people doing all these cool things that, in some way, scared me because I had never seen them before. Because their … (Read more )
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RECALL – Maytag and other refrigerators with fire hazard
Maytag is recalling 1.6 million refrigerator/freezer units due to an electrical problem that may cause overheating and fire. The refrigerators were sold between January 2001 and January 2004, under the brands Maytag, Jenn-Air, Amana, Admiral, Magic Chef, Performa by Maytag, … (Read more )
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Guest Blogger/Intern Darwin – Introduction
Meet Darwin, Speakaboos’ high school intern. Darwin is from the Dominican Republic, and is a particularly ambitious 11th grader.Darwin’s school, the International High School at Lafayette in Brooklyn, encourages its students to reach out to different activities outside of the … (Read more )
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Video: Six-year old demonstrates amazing intelligence
As dubious as it is to say that a test can measure “intelligence,” nobody can argue with the fact that six-year old Pranav Veera of Ohio is one smart kid. He has a photographic memory and an IQ of 176, … (Read more )
Category: Cool Kids
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Huffington Post calls Speakaboos”creepy”
Ok, well, they didn’t call the site creepy, just Crispin Glover’s reading. We happen to love Mr. Glover’s unique interpretations of “Little Miss Muffet” and “Jack and Jill,” and hope that parents out there get a kick out of them … (Read more )
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Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with Oscar Wilde
Though author Oscar Wilde eventually found fame as a playwright in London, he was actually born in Dublin as Oscar Fingal O’Flahertie Wills Wilde.The Irish author was also known for his collection of rather dark children’s stories, some of which … (Read more )
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11-year old sells McDonald’s Happy Meal toy collection for $11,000
The title says it all folks! Story from the UK Daily Mail:Entrepreneurial 11-year-old £8,000 richer after selling McDonald’s Happy Meal toy collection | Mail Online.
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The Girl In the Window
Today I came across an old article from the St. Petersberg Times that is a must-read for anyone who has ever cared for, taught, or worked with a young child. This story is impossible to describe simply, so you’ll just … (Read more )
Category: Parenting
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New Study: ADHD kids get less sleep
A new study by Canadian researchers suggests that simply increasing a child’s nap time may help alleviate symptoms of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. The study showed that average total sleep time per day for the 15 ADHD children in the … (Read more )
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Gender stereotypes in education – will boys be boys?
We all know what they say–girls don’t like math and science, boys don’t like reading. A new article in the Wilmington News Journal says as much.The article discusses how a school librarian Christy Payne and teacher Kristine Colazzo recently put … (Read more )
Category: Education, New Research, Parenting
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