by Whitney | Aug 29, 2011 | community
In the aftermath of Hurricane Irene, we were fortunate that we didn’t ose power or get more than a few drips in our basement. Several hors after the storm, when things turned sunny and beautiful outside, our Comcast connection went out, and there’s no...
by Whitney | Aug 19, 2011 | Uncategorized
We’ve just gotten back from a two week trip to Europe. We visited Spain, Italy and France, and while I’ll be the first to admit we had mostly a tourist’s view rather than an insider’s view of what’s going on, I thought I’d share a...
by Whitney | Aug 2, 2011 | Uncategorized
It’s going to be an exciting month. I’m going to be a bit off the grid for a bit, spending some time with family. My book will be released at the end of the month, culminating a year long project that taught me more than I can probably ever fully...
by Whitney | Jul 25, 2011 | education, learning, parenting, politics
There’s a recent article in the New York Times that talks about should be taught to teachers in Ed School, or in essence, what should a teacher have to know before going into a classroom? One of the teachers quoted in the article says something to the effect of...
by Whitney | Jul 19, 2011 | Uncategorized
Last week, my son was at camp at Villanova University, and I spent a day on campus, in the Library. I’m researching a new book project, and i thought I’d take a look at journals I might not be able to get online, and see if there were any books I may have...