I usually don’t get too emotional about YouTube videos. Yet, one of my students sent me a link yesterday to a video that he said, “gave me the chills.” For this particular student to preface his email this way piqued my curiosity, so I clicked on it and watched. And most certainly, it was very [...]
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What Are We Teaching Our Children?
Posted by KWiz on May 6th, 2007
My daughter will be 3 years old on May 20th. I am so excited! I see her personality developing each day, her sense of independence, her vocabulary – it’s so incredibly amazing! My husband and I try to teach our daughter how to make good choices. Even though she is (and will be) an only [...]
Sticks and Stones, and Yes, Words Too
Posted by KWiz on April 9th, 2007
Last week, the Rutgers University Women’s Basketball team played the University of Tennessee in the NCAA championship. If you haven’t heard, nationally syndicated radio host Don Imus and executive producer Bernard McGuirk (and others), commenting on the Rutgers women’s basketball team on his show “Imus in the Morning” said the following, in part (click here [...]
I Like Myself!
Posted by KWiz on February 20th, 2007
This past Sunday morning as my daughter was finishing breakfast, she said, “I gotta go to the potty.” Success! She asked to go to the potty! I would so love to say that this is a regular occurrence. It’s not quite regular; nevertheless, the request is becoming more common. We’re making progress! Yet, it’s not that [...]
Five Favorites For Friday – Week Ending Feb. 9, 2007
Posted by KWiz on February 9th, 2007
It’s that time again…the five posts I discovered this week that I enjoyed and added value to my life. Click and enjoy! Favorite #1 — The Law of Attraction is big these days, and I can definitely subscribe to some of the tenets. Nevertheless, I can’t help but to know that the proverb that the principle most [...]
A Black Woman’s Biases
Posted by KWiz on February 6th, 2007
Some of you know that I teach freshmen and seniors at a Christian, college-preparatory school. A couple of days each week for one period are dedicated as assembly periods. This past Friday, February 2nd, our assembly featured a wonderful African drumming ensemble called “The Drum Cafe.” Their performances are designed to promote interactivity while emphasizing not only the [...]
An Old Scam Rears Its Ugly Head Again
Posted by KWiz on January 31st, 2007
I feel intruded upon. I feel like my time is wasted. Yet, there are people out there who have fallen for this scam, so I will take the time to put it out there, just in case… I received two emails today. Here is the first (don’t spend too much time on it – just [...]
Does Race Matter?
Posted by KWiz on January 27th, 2007
While I have become increasingly politically aware and informed as I’ve matured through my 30s and now 40s, I don’t tend to write about politics. Quite frankly, those discussions make me a little uncomfortable because of their incredible complexity and charge. Necessarily, though, the socio-political issue of race which seems to have taken over the [...]
