Pam’s Perspectives

Chinua Achebe—revered Nigerian author

Thousands mourned the literary giant Chinua Achebe at his hometown funeral today. He has been revered throughout the world for his depiction of Africa’s journey from the traditional to modern times. He was often very critical of the leaders of his native Nigeria. He had lived in the US since an accident in 1990 left [Read more...]
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It’s Spring—Go Outdoors!

Spring has finally arrived in New England.  Many of us have been indoors far too long—avoiding the perils of icy sidewalks or muddy trails and puddles. Two weeks ago I heard the song birds just before the dawn. Those of us who have a home office are freed from commuter traffic, but may also spend [Read more...]
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Pondering Passover with Puppets

Today marks the beginning of Passover and I am including a link to a blog post written by Durga Bernhard, the illustrator of our Make Way for Reading.  Durga shares her experience of working with a class on this theme. Four Archetypes of Learning    http://durgabernhard.com/bookblog
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Growing Easter Grass

By the end of the post, you’ll see the final result of my growing some grass for an Easter basket. About a week ago, I purchased winterberry wheat seeds from a local natural foods grocer. If you can’t find those, then you might use “Cat Grass” which you might locate in a feed or a [Read more...]
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“Real” grass for your Easter Basket

Why not use “real” grass instead of using plastic shredded grass for your Easter decorations?  It’s not too late. If you have a week—or even a day or so less than a week, here are photographs showing examples of our family’s table decorations grown in time for Easter Sunday in past years. Look through your [Read more...]
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Fresh Air and the Arts

This is a sad commentary on the arts and recess disappearing from many schools.  This cartoon was posted on the AWSNA Facebook page Feb 1.  
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A Rich, “Must-Have” Anthology

Anthologies are some of the most useful books one can have in a library—I love perusing through them. Here one can find collections of short stories, plays as well as poetry—all selected by one or more editors or a publishing house. One of the most important collections for families in the last century (including my [Read more...]
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“…a labor of love and a gift for a generation of parents and teachers.”

—from a book review in the newsletter, “Waldorf Today” edited by former teacher, David Kennedy and sent to 10,000 subscribers.  
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Not An “Ordinary Day” for Katrina Kenison

Last October at an authors’  book-signing reception, I received a copy of Katrina Kenison’s new book, Magical Journey: An Apprenticeship in Contentment.  As you can see on the left, the cover was stamped “Advance Uncorrected Proof” —the pre-publication copy that is often handed out to reviewers, booksellers, press, etc. as part of the marketing months [Read more...]
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Turkish translation arrives

Today our small local Post Office gave us a big surprise—we received copies of a new translation of our parenting title, Beyond the Rainbow Bridge: Nurturing your children from birth to seven. This one is in Turkish. Seeing a new edition brings back all those same feelings as when a book is first launched.  The clerk [Read more...]
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