By Wendy McDonnell
“Perseverance is a great element of success. If you knock long enough and loud enough you are sure to wake up somebody.” ~Henry Longfellow
In order to fully capitalize on children’s gifts, they need to practice their ability to make necessary changes in society. Often parents and teachers are satisfied with listening to children’s [...]
By Wendy McDonnell
It’s harvest time! Corn, carrots, beets and beans are being plucked and pulled in background and community gardens everywhere. It is a beautiful time to celebrate the bounty created from these tiny seeds. What better way to rejoice then to pull some vegetables, and of course turn them into an Eco-Lesson.
I was asked [...]
Slugs. When I was a child, my mom paid me a penny for each slug I found and poured salt on. I remember watching them shrivel into tiny balls, waste away and die. It was a form of torture for slugs that I really didn’t question. After all, what use could they really be?