Christmas Spirit

Can I tell you how much of a relief it is to realize that not even Tennessee Ernie Ford could avoid young childrens' "Christmas spirit" during the holiday season?

I hope you're all enjoying the last few days of school before your well deserved winter break!

Reality Versus the Sales Pitch

You know I *love* Sir Ken Robinson.

I love his brain.

I love his logic.

I even love his accent.

I especially love that he's right about children, education, and the effects of our nation's NCLB sales pitch:



(Thanks to Mamacita for sharing the link on FB this morning!)

I Miss Mr. Rogers

SpeakerSue shared this on her blog, but I had to share it here just for the sheer child advocacy of it all in regard to what our children see and think about when they watch television and movies today. Mr. Rogers is speaking before the Senate in this video, regarding funding for PBS, seven months before I was born: