These poems were written by students at the Bronx Charter School for Better Learning, where I work as Professional Development Specialist. Almost all were written in the classroom in journals and […]
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Every Thursday, as part of my personal “enriched environment” initiative, I post a piece of art, usually from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, which recently released online some 400,000 high-resolution
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Today’s Washington Post has a great article on Rock Steady, the boxing program for people with Parkinson’s disease. Again and again, Rock Steady delivers a one-two knockout punch to the
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In celebration of all things sunny, Parking Suns now features every Sunday a different YouTube music clip about the sun! As today is Mother’s Day, we present internationally famous mom, Madonna, singing
The Michael J. Fox Foundation just released a terrific 17-page document, “Guide for the Newly Diagnosed,” written by six people with Parkinson’s disease. It’s clear and straight-forward. I especially like that
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The Peddler of Flowers I came from the country With flowers, Larkspur and roses, Fretted lilies In their leaves, And long, cool lavender. I carried them From house to house,
Every Thursday, as part of my personal “enriched environment” initiative, I post a piece of art, usually from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, which recently released online some 400,000 high-resolution
Throwback Thursdays Art Read More »
In celebration of all things sunny, Parking Suns now features every Sunday a different YouTube music clip about the sun! We started the series two weeks ago with a terrific version of
Alice Lazzarini, Ph.D., has been in the news a lot recently (click! click!) and I briefly blogged about her before (click!). She is a research scientist who helped prove that
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Some quick trivia! Q: What body of water around New York City tested positive for gonorrhea? A: The Gowanus Canal. As Wikipedia notes: “Once a busy cargo transportation hub, the canal