Interviewing Erik and Josie — Wednesday Worthy Kids!

By Beth | May 9, 2012 |

For people who haven’t yet met Erik and his sister, Josie, they are both bloggers who are also very creative and inspiring people. Erik’s blog can be found at This Kid Reviews Books, and that’s what the blog focuses on for the most part, his book reviews. Erik, aka “This Kid” is 10 years old,…

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The Artist Within Each Child

By Beth | May 7, 2012 |

This month I’m blogging about “different ways of seeing.” This week we’re taking a look at kids’ art. On April 16th, as part of my A to Z posts relating terms from the arts to writing, I talked about the stages of a child’s understanding of art, culminating in the stage of “naming” – being…

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Music in the Schools, Minnesota Sinfonia — Spotlight Worthy

By Beth | March 28, 2012 |

As I mentioned in Monday’s post, I am honored today to be interviewing Jay Fishman, Executive and Artistic Director of the Minnesota Sinfonia. Jay was the founder of the Sinfonia, which is a professional orchestra offering all its concerts free to all who want to have access to their music. This policy was inaugurated under…

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The Arts and Learning — In the Spotlight

By Beth | March 26, 2012 |

One of my favorite quotes about the arts is one from an interview with Katherine Anne Porter in The Paris Review. It is about the influence and impact of the arts in general, but also, I believe, speaks to the importance of the arts in children’s lives as well as the lives of adults. “Human…

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Outside, Inside, and All Around the Box

By Beth | January 7, 2012 |

An idea occurred to me a couple of days ago that suggested a possibility for a mini-series of blogposts. Because I wanted to play with the idea a bit, and to provide some added value to my blog during the current Comment Challenge, I’ll be posting “bonus” posts on the days I don’t usually post…

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