Many of you may know I am an international teacher and my husband is a diplomat. This means our family moves every 1-2 years to a new country as well as a new language. I recently wrote our story, How we Taught our Daughter 8 Languages in 6 Years, to explain how our bilingual journey […]
In the world full of children’s books to choose from, finding books with diverse female role models is my mission. For my students, as well as my two biracial daughters, finding strong females who are going on adventures, achieving their goals, and conquering their dreams is difficult. Finding feminist dads who support their daughter’s goals […]
You don’t have to be famous to be someone’s hero. In fact, most heroes are ordinary people. Everyday people who are authentic and genuine and give from their hearts. We all love to read stories about random acts of kindness and everyday heroics. Part 3 of the Raising Global Citizens Shero Series:Education is highlighting one […]
For millions of children around the world, access to education is an impossible dream. Little girls and boys need to live in an imaginary world with superheroes like Wonder Woman and Spiderman. However, they also need to see a person who cares about them meeting the needs of their every day life. Last week I […]
The recent interview in The Washington Post with Anne Marie Slaughter is a call to action from a woman who rethought what it means for women to “have it all”. The reaction from her article in The Atlantic caused her to reflect about how society and organizations devalue the caretaker roles such as teachers, nurses, […]
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