Creamy cucumber salad with ranch dressing is one of those recipes that almost seem too easy to be good, but that’s not even close to true! This is a great recipe for kids, picky eaters or just for those that enjoy the goodness of America’s favorite salad dressing! Creamy cucumber salad with ranch dressing uses only 3 ingredients and takes about 5 minutes to put together. That’s a big win in my book! This recipe is so easy that I’m almost embarrassed to make a post out of it, but I’ve only recently discovered it, so I figured that if it was new to me, there may be others that haven’t tried it, as well. Now, before you take issue...
Welcome to my interview with Author/Illustrator Kory Merritt and his latest release No Place For Monsters – SCHOOL OF PHANTOMS! Kory visited us back in October of 2020, where he introduced NO PLACE FOR MONSTERS (Bk1). At that time he also showcased his mighty artistic ability through some added drawings. You can find them HERE as well as book 1, No Place For Monsters. THE BOOK BOOKSHOP | WEBSITE No Place For Monsters – SCHOOL OF PHANTOMS by Kory Merritt In this spine-tingling follow-up to No Place for Monsters, which Diary of a Wimpy Kid author Jeff Kinney called “wildly imaginative and totally terrifying,” a group of unlikely friends must band together to protect their town from the monsters that...
Eric A. Hanushek Eric Hanushek, senior fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University and a longtime Education Next contributor, is the 2021 recipient of the Yidan Foundation Prize for Education Research. The prize honors Hanushek’s work linking the fields of economics and education and comes with an award equivalent to nearly $4 million, half for research and half for the recipient. Andreas Schleicher, chair of the Yidan Prize committee, noted that Hanushek has made a wide range of education policy areas amenable to rigorous economic analysis, thereby connecting better learning outcomes to long-run economic and social progress. Education Next’s senior editor, Paul Peterson, recently spoke with Hanushek. Paul Peterson: As an early pioneer in the economics of education, how...
A fun DIY Planter Craft kids can make, today’s DIY Halloween Plant Pots make a great addition to a windowsill or your garden and make a great non-candy gift for neighbors or teachers! Halloween Plant Pots Craft One of my daycare kids’ favorite types of crafts is when we get to combine painting our own terracotta planters and then getting messy with some dirt to plant something for them to nurture. This year, we all made Halloween-inspired planters. This was perfect for my crew because carving pumpkins is not exactly easy with several young kids – and it’s a lot more budget friendly to hand everyone a 3″ planter versus giving them each a pumpkin. (Plus, if they don’t like...
"Superbad" is one of the most influential comedies of the 21st century — or, at the very least, one of the raunchiest. Screenwriters Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg based the film's wild situations on stories from their own childhood, and worked with director Greg Mottola to craft a new teen comedy classic worthy of the high school movie hall of fame.Released by Judd Apatow's The Apatow Company, "Superbad" launched successful new stars who would go on to appear frequently in Apatow productions. Michael Cera's comedy credentials were already established thanks to his role as Jason Bateman's son George Michael on "Arrested Development," but "Superbad" was his first major film appearance. It was a breakout role for Jonah Hill as well....
