Yes! Who are the SMARTEST kids in the world and how DID they get that way? Amanda Ripley has provided an comprehensive and thought-provoking study that warrants attention. We have much to learn from strategies and educational investiture of other nations. What do you think? For more information, hover over the book and click. You will be taken to the author's site. Take time to read the book and contemplate the website. Then, feel free to share your thoughts and insights here!
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Differences in culture often drive individuals to the edges of their sanity. Gary Paulsen captures the struggle between mainstream and marginalized culture in this work. How receptive are you to cross-cultural and cross-generational experiences? What would you do with your new knowledge?
An Indian brave stands poised to shoot a white deer drinking from a pool of water in the moonlight. It is only a dream—a recurring nightmare that haunts 15-year-old Janet Carson—but it is a dream that will change her life forever. Janet, one of the few Anglo teens in the New Mexico art colony where she lives with her mother, feels isolated and alone. For some reason, she is drawn to Billy Honcho, an old, alcoholic Indian who begs for money from her. As they get to know each other, the meaning of Janet's nightmare grows clear, and Billy becomes the brave in her dream What value do you place on age? Can the elderly in society be a valuable resource to following generations? Based on an Athabascan legend passed along from mother to daughter for many generations on the upper Yukon River in Alaska, this is the tragic and shocking story--with a surprise ending--of two elderly women abandoned by a migrating tribe that faces starvation brought on by unusually harsh Arctic weather and a shortage of fish and game. The story of survival is told with suspense by Velma Wallis, whose subject matter challenges the taboos of her past. Yet, her themes are modern--empowerment of women, the graying of America, Native American ways.Twenty years after its first publication, TWO OLD WOMEN continues to be a publishing phenomenon, despite scant national publicity. This word-of-mouth book has been translated into seventeen languages, selling more than 1.5 million copies. -- |
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