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Something like magic

Emily Caruso Parnell · posted on May 19, 2015Uncategorizedarchitecture, Child Development, developmentally appropriate practice, early reading, playLeave a comment · 7002 Views

My son started reading last week. Just like that – one day he wasn’t and the next day he was… fluently. Now, you may not consider this too spectacular, after all he’s six, almost seven. Maybe you’re thinking that it’s about time he started to read, already. But here’s the piece I left out: he […]

Rorschach Architecture

Emily Caruso Parnell · posted on May 15, 2015Uncategorizedarchitecture, arts in education, Common Core, curiosity, standardized testsLeave a comment · 6316 Views

This past summer I stumbled upon Glenn Beck’s book Conform: Exposing the Truth About Common Core and Public Education. Now, I’m not a fan of Beck or his politics and I hadn’t, until that point, been paying much attention to the Common Core debate in the United States. But, having done all of my graduate […]