Deep beneath Katmai National Park and Preserve, the restless movement of magma and gas generates low frequency tremors—subtle seismic hums that slip beneath the range of human hearing. Above ground, Katmai’s three-million acres of roadless wilderness echo the roaring and splashing of five species of Pacific salmon, the grunts and calls of brown bears foraging and fighting for fish, the howling of coastal [...]
Introduction Cellphones have always been the hot topic amongst teenagers alike. Conversations of the latest model, all the upgrades it contains, and where to find the cutest cellphone cases run rampant throughout schools. The real problem lies within the constant usage of cellphones in classrooms, disrupting the sole student and others around them. Cellphone Bans Across Schools Cellphone bans have steadily increased across [...]
The Creation of Kahnmigo - With the sudden uptick in AI usage, people have either leaned away from it or embraced it entirely. In this case, AI has been an invaluable tool in moving forward to a future where all children are given the opportunity to have a proper education. Stand Together Trust, a company that leads in education innovation, has decided to [...]
My senior year of high school I spent an entire semester trudging through Francisco Jiménez’s autobiographical novel, Cajas de Cartón. Though the book was middle grade fiction, my English-speaking mind had to take its time moving in this new language. Sentence to sentence, the new vocabulary padded around in my brain, each phrase a new net of meaning that gave these words a [...]
In an increasingly technological world, it is no surprise that our systems of education focus on training young thinkers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, or as they are known together: STEM. STEM has become a leading buzzword on the resumes of up and coming professionals, guiding how educators and employers prioritize the development of these practical, technological skills. Studies show that STEM [...]
Though most teachers roll their eyes at the class clown, humor can actually have a beneficial role in the classroom. While the usual comic interruptions to a lesson may not be helpful, incorporating play and laughter into a lesson plan is an effective way of encouraging children’s social emotional development, particularly for children with developmental disabilities. Clowning is a form of comedic performance [...]
For most people working in a professional field and for colleges, it’s become clear how valuable internships are. You may have perhaps landed where you are now as a worker because of your internship experience. With many universities and campuses making internships a prerequisite for graduation, one can see a trend in higher education to arduously prepare students for graduating into a chaotic [...]
Introduction Self-help books are often underutilized in their potential to help you improve yourself. While they are by no means the main solution for growing into the person you want to be, they are a cheap and affordable alternative for moving in the right direction. The Beginning of it All around for very long, but according to history books, we got it all [...]
What is Multicultural Literature? Culture is everything—it’s how we define ourselves and perceive the world in our own, idiosyncratic ways, and it’s an essential part of one’s identity during childhood. It’s also during the first three years of childhood[1] when one’s foundations for literacy is laid in place, as well as the development of their self-concept including a sense of their own culture [...]
Language is always a topic of conversation at our office. We love words (no surprise there), but there are certain words that we love more than others. My favorite word is antidisestablishmentarianism because I love the way it sounds and I love that it’s a double negative. Antidisestablishmentarianism was a political ideology that opposed the withdrawal of state support from the Church of [...]