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From "History Lessons Matter, Even in Preschool," my sister's piece in Early Learning Nation.
Quoted text: As we thumb through the book I Am Ruby Bridges, the children always want to examine the illustration of 6-year-old Ruby walking into her school past a crowd of screaming white grown-ups holding pro-segregation signs. They ask about why the adults are so angry. They want to know how Ruby felt being the only kid there at that moment. And I ask them, "What would you do if you were there with her?" Their answers are thoughtful, powerful, and sometimes a little wild. Among my favorites is the child who said, "I’d give all the kids hammers, even the babies, and we’d hammer down that school and build a new one for everybody.” I love that even the babies are empowered in this re-imagining. And this young child perfectly demonstrated the real key takeaway from all of my history lessons: there are no lone heroes. It takes an organized community and some powerful leaders to make change.
April 15, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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Big thanks to the Massachusetts Pollinator Network (MAPN) for their outreach and advocacy, and for creating so many opportunities for people to connect and share ideas and experiences.

MAPN website just got a glow up - check it out!
masspollinatornetwork.org
Side view of a skipper butterfly on a variegated dogwood leaf
April 1, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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Current coping strategy: taking time to make stuff. Finished a pair of double knit mittens for the bestest sister, despite lots of meddling from the worstest (bestest) cat.
A pair of green and gold handknitted mittens on a light blue background A tabby cat hampers a knitter's progress by sticking its face into the cluster of double-pointed needles.
February 10, 2025 at 2:21 AM