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glitterandgold138: This man is a God.

Tue, 21 May 2013 10:06:48 -0400

This man is a God.

imtheotterlope: vegansanfrancishet: So, I paint my nails...

Sun, 19 May 2013 17:41:44 -0400

vegansanfrancishet:

So, I paint my nails pretty regularly these days. I also work as a barista/cashier pretty regularly these days. A few weeks back, I had a customer come in, a fairly typical, sheltered, suburban soccer mom, and she ordered a latte from me. She saw my brightly colored nails and said, “Wow, you’re so brave! My son asked me about painting his nails, and if it’s okay for boys to do that. Now I’ll tell him there’s a cool guy who does it too!” It was a nice moment, very cute.

Then, last week, she came in again, and said, “Hey, I’m so glad you’re here! I want you to meet someone!” She then brings her son forward, and says, “Okay sweetie, show him what you did!” And he throws his hands up, showing off his bright, sparkling blue nails. He shows them off, and I show mine off to him. He smiles. We fist bump.

Guys, I’ve only wanted to cry once at work before, and that was when someone ordered a large dry soy cappuccino on ice.

This time, though. This was a good cry.

I don’t know this man or this mom, but I love them both.

This is great. Also, as a former barista, I agree that an order of large iced dry soy cappuccino is a reason to cry.

kateordie: cerebus92: What happen when Pepper Ann tries to buy...

Wed, 15 May 2013 07:38:46 -0400

kateordie:

cerebus92:

What happen when Pepper Ann tries to buy a comic book?

Wow!

"Training teaches how to carry out a specific task more efficiently and reliably. Education, on the..."

Tue, 14 May 2013 21:18:12 -0400

“Training teaches how to carry out a specific task more efficiently and reliably. Education, on the other hand, opens and enriches a person’s mind. To train a person, you need know nothing about who they really are, or what they love, or why. Education reaches out to embrace the whole person. Historically, we have treated money as a matter of training, rather than education in its wider and more dignified sense.”

- What the philosophy of education teaches us about worrying less about money. (via explore-blog)

commonorgarden: Richard Scarry Welcome to my life, and a...

Mon, 13 May 2013 21:07:09 -0400

commonorgarden:

Richard Scarry

Welcome to my life,

and a waffle.

cawcawmuthaducka: ahipsternotquite: cutie-potoo-ty: You know,...

Mon, 13 May 2013 17:00:35 -0400

cawcawmuthaducka:

ahipsternotquite:

cutie-potoo-ty:

You know, I’ve seen a lot of Disney Mom “Happy Mother’s Day!” posts going around, but all of them I’ve seen neglected one very important Disney “mom.”

So props to Nani, who - for all her shortcomings - genuinely loved her sister and only wanted the best for her. She had to be a mom because she had no choice, and she did her best… her level best. Even if she got frustrated, even if she got scared.

And in the end? She made it work.

Actually crying.

This just made me really cry for personal reasons. Thank you

good: Playborhoods: Why Children Playing Street Games Is the...

Sun, 12 May 2013 21:01:59 -0400

good:

Playborhoods: Why Children Playing Street Games Is the Best Measure of a Healthy Neighborhood
- Mike Lanza wrote in Education, Living and Cities

Many decades ago, neighborhoods were bustling with life. They were also bustling with children playing in groups, with no adults supervising them. Today, most neighborhoods are dead boring, and it’s difficult, if not impossible, to find children playing in them.

All this is no mere coincidence. Children have always been the most prominent people in neighborhoods. In fact, in many ways, children have always acted as the catalysts for neighborhood life. In my childhood neighborhood in the Pittsburgh suburbs back in the 1960s and 70s, my activities with friends were constantly pulling my parents and my friends’ parents together. They’d call each other to discuss one kid eating or sleeping at another’s house, and then they’d end up chatting about other things.

Continue reading on good.is

"For whatever reason, conservatives can’t get over their fascination with race and IQ. The recent..."

Sat, 11 May 2013 21:58:55 -0400

“For whatever reason, conservatives can’t get over their fascination with race and IQ. The recent revelation that a lead author of the Heritage Foundation’s immigration plan study had written his graduate dissertation at Harvard on the intellectual inferiority of Hispanic immigrants is merely the latest in a string of controversies, starting with the publication of The Bell Curve in 1994, prompted by conservative speculation (depressingly common in the immigration debate) about links between race and IQ.

These spats don’t generally endear conservatism to the general public, so it’s not like this is a political move. So why is it that the right-of-center intelligentsia keeps coming back to this topic? I’d suggest two reasons: first, a link between race and IQ moots the moral imperative for public policy aimed at addressing systemic poverty; second, it allows conservatives to take up the mantle of disinterested, dispassionate intellectual they so love.”

- Why Conservatives Love To Link Race And IQ | ThinkProgress (via brute-reason)

thesecretportal: elphabaforpresidentofgallifrey: filtermagazine:...

Sat, 11 May 2013 21:53:48 -0400

thesecretportal:

elphabaforpresidentofgallifrey:

filtermagazine:

Dreamin’ of Pizza Friday

is that john green

Miss Grotke is seriously my spirit animal.

Fri, 10 May 2013 19:00:02 -0400

Miss Grotke is seriously my spirit animal.

illfat3d: Little Link “HEY! LISTEN!”

Wed, 08 May 2013 07:46:24 -0400

illfat3d:

Little Link

“HEY! LISTEN!”

"People think of education as something they can finish."

Tue, 07 May 2013 17:45:59 -0400

“People think of education as something they can finish.”

- Isaac Asimov (via mariposalatina)

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Tue, 07 May 2013 17:42:05 -0400

A teacher appreciation week gift from our students!

Tue, 07 May 2013 11:56:42 -0400

A teacher appreciation week gift from our students!

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Mon, 06 May 2013 17:33:25 -0400

itscandidlycara: CRYING BECAUSE GIRL SCOUTS.

Sun, 05 May 2013 20:38:15 -0400

itscandidlycara:

CRYING BECAUSE GIRL SCOUTS.

"The SAT is a scam. It has been around for 50 years. It has never measured anything. And it continues..."

Sun, 05 May 2013 20:17:34 -0400

“The SAT is a scam. It has been around for 50 years. It has never measured anything. And it continues to measure nothing. And the whole game is that everybody who does well on it, is so delighted by their good fortune that they don’t want to attack it. And they are the people in charge. Because of course, the way you get to be in charge is by having high test scores. So it’s this terrific kind of rolling scam that every so often, somebody sort of looks and says—well, you know, does it measure intelligence? No. Does it predict college grades? No. Does it tell you how much you learned in high school? No. Does it predict life happiness or life success in any measure? No. It’s measuring nothing.”

- John Katzman, founder of The Princeton Review (via thepeacefulterrorist)

With all due respect to JK, who is a former boss of mine, the SAT does measure something quite reliably— family income.

(via thisfan)

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Sun, 05 May 2013 10:29:48 -0400

animationtidbits: Tomorrow is Free Comic Book Day, so make sure...

Fri, 03 May 2013 16:44:15 -0400

animationtidbits:

Tomorrow is Free Comic Book Day, so make sure to head to your local store and see what’s up.

Every year I get so excited!

pbstv: TED Talks Education, hosted by @JohnLegend, premieres on...

Fri, 03 May 2013 16:25:52 -0400

pbstv:

TED Talks Education, hosted by @JohnLegend, premieres on #PBS May 7th 10/9c!
This is the first-ever original television special and features a mix of #teachers and #education advocates.

Details: to.pbs.org/tedtalksedu
cc: @tednews @thirteenNY