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Shifting mindsets, young and old

Posted on March 30th, 2011 by admin | 1 Comment »

“Dad? Why’s that guy wearing that funny hat?” When I began reading this article by Jason Avant, I knew the reference would be to the Sikh turban – I’ve heard the question so many times. “I want Mexico, Japan, India, the world itself to be more than a picture on a map to him. At […]

Do children really need to feel represented in the books they read?

Posted on March 21st, 2011 by admin | No Comments »

When I am captured in {SOCH}, it is probably the most fulfilling time of my day (after anything and everything my son manages to do to make me smile or frown!). So, it would only make sense that my ideas needed some fermenting before rising to this blog! Given the strengthening dialogue around the issue […]

Archive for March, 2011

Shifting mindsets, young and old

Do children really need to feel represented in the books they read?

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