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Disney’s Frozen: Critical Thinking Skills to Ice Out Personal Bias

January 1, 2014 by Amy Jussel 2 Comments

Dec. 29, 2013 “It was soooooooo booooooooo-tiful with snowfwakes evweeewhere wiff fweeedeee (3D) gwasses!” the five-year old’s eyes lit up and widened almost as large as the animated sheroes in the … [Read more...]

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

July 2, 2008 by Amy Jussel 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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