Science, Superstitions and Skeptical Life
Before I start – get into Fine Lines book reviews at Jezebel.com. Great little trips down memory lane, with young adult books from the times you saved up to pay for the latest Judy Blume with small bills! ‘From the Mixed-Up Files…’ – it’s damned cool to check it out now – yes, running away [...]
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Following on from Skeptical Books for Children – Part One; Part Two and Part Three and a segue into gender and literacy with Mind The Gap, as related to the theme of reading strategies. You may note that I’m moving in a rather chronological fashion through the reading years, so I’d suggest you begin from [...]
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Just a short announcement regarding the banner at the top of my blog – there you can find within easy clicking reach: Essay Links (aka ‘Resources and Articles’) – This is where I house all my lengthier blog posts, usually the ones that are submitted to various blog carnivals and feature references and useful links [...]
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Following on from Skeptical Books for Children — Part One and Skeptical Books for Children — Part Two. You may note that I’m moving in a rather chronological fashion through the reading years, so I’d suggest you begin from the start if you’re new to the series of posts. I’d like to untypically begin with [...]
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Following on from Skeptical Books for Children – Part One My comment that “we have to stop trying so hard to fill a niche and fill a general need first” is what I’ll expand upon – in particular for the pre-primary and primary year students. I’d like to first acknowledge the problems that some parents [...]
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At least twice a year, some well-meaning person announces on a message board, forum board, email discussion or just during a conversation at a conference that they’re planning on putting together a book for kids that will tout the skeptical message. I’ve been involved with the initial stages of one myself; it’s a bold adventure, [...]
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