The world of toys can be overwhelming. Kids have so many options, particularly in the current landscape of instant gratification, they expect to be entertained 24/7. Finding unique, educational, QUALITY toys for kids can actually be a challenge – especially if they’re not your kids. Add airplanes to that scenario and it can seem impossible to find the perfect gift for the traveling kiddo in your life. We’ve found brilliant children’s presents to help you with that gifting dilemma – you’ll be super grandparents, wicked uncles and aunts, amazing friends or awesome godparents before you know it! Airplane rides are synonymous with making parents cringe at the thought of keeping their kids busy and struggling to find a solution for...
Concerned parents are always looking for fun ways to introduce STEM concepts to their children, and one of the latest (and easiest) is with coding robot toys for kids. What appears as a toy at first glance is actually a complex programmable computer that guides your son or daughter into one of the most in-demand skill sets today. But let’s not forget, these coding robots are a ton of fun, too. If you’ve been searching for a way to incorporate STEM into your child’s playtime, then robotics for kids is one of our favorite Trojan horses. These toy robots can help kids learn cognitive skills like critical thinking and problem-solving while also having fun assembling them and making them work.When...
There are a couple of things that help early morning flyers enjoy a smoother airport experience: a carry-on bag and, most importantly, a cup of coffee. But unfortunately, the idea of “airport coffee” seems to universally elicit an image of watery, weak, bitter coffee served in a plastic foam cup. As a traveler and coffee drinker, I recently became curious about the dearth of good airport coffee. Are there any worthy airport coffee shops out there? And if so, where are they? For more TPG news delivered each morning to your inbox, sign up for our daily newsletter. It was time to whip out my investigative journalist hat — and my suitcase. I spent the summer researching airport coffee: I combed...
From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Artificial intelligence (AI) experiments can open up discussion of the human aspect of training algorithms and help them improve. In this podcast episode, Roberta Freitas shares AI Experiments that any teacher can use with students. Additionally, we discuss the morals and ethics of Artificial intelligence and the responsibility of users to report issues of bias and concerns with AI and algorithms. Additionally, we discuss the practical needs of humans to be able to break out of the algorithms that can keep them chained to past behavior. Free Educator Wellness Toolkit Educator wellness is now more important than ever. Go to coolcatteacher.com/wellness and download your free educator wellness...
This seems like a good day to recall a time when music carried the banner of freedom — and, as a result, routinely delivered joy. From this biography: “Sylvester was gay, black, a woman and a man. And that is why he was beloved: His sound brought to mind a bright, soft, blue-skied world — one where race and gender no longer divide us and we love whom, when and how we want.” The arc of this man/woman’s remarkable story is vast. A few chapters in, and you’re in love. How can you not, when he’s called a faggot, and he shoots back: “That’s Miss Faggot, to you.” Donna Summer died, and the entire country paused to remember disco. Not...
