News and Reminders: It's summer! Please remember to bring closed toe water shoes (no flip flops!) and a hat. I recently heard about a new book, Becoming Brilliant: What Science Tell Us About Raising Succesful Children . The little piece I heard on NPR went into the importance of early childhood and the interactions we have with children during these formative years. The authors also discuss alternate ways of assessing children, looking at different skills than we typically measure. They focus on collaboration, communication, content, critical thinking, creative innovation, and confidence. They break down those skills even more to how they are related to one another and what they look like at different developmental stages. I have not yet read the book myself, I just ordered it. If anyone wants to form a book club and read it together please let me know. Here's a link to the NPR article . The Power of Play Have you ever thought to yourself that there is a lot of free...
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