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Deconstructing Spongebob, Pt2: A Preschool Parenting Lens

September 20, 2011 by 1 Comment

Sept. 20, 2011 In part one, the prelude to this post, I tried to frame the notion of critical thinking skills as a sphere to hold up to the light and rotate slowly instead of banging out opinions in … [Read more...]

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Deconstructing Spongebob: Reasoning, Research, & Critical Thinking

September 19, 2011 by 6 Comments

Sept. 19, 2011 “So, Amy, whose side are you on with the pundits talking and the press reporting about the new University of Virginia Spongebob research?” Whaaaa? Sides? Really? That's cartoonish, … [Read more...]

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Kit Kittredge: An American Girl; Product Placement or Literary Bridge?

July 2, 2008 by 7 Comments

Ruthe Stein, Senior S.F. Chronicle reviewer must be a soul-mate of sorts in the ‘thinking alike’ arena, as her opening marks hit me with a one-two punch over my coffee this morning, having … [Read more...]

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