Are those kids bored already? Here's some advice and links to help - KATC Lafayette News
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- Are those kids bored already? Here's some advice and links to help - KATC Lafayette News
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| Are those kids bored already? Here's some advice and links to help - KATC Lafayette News Posted: 17 Mar 2020 03:07 PM PDT  With schools canceled for the next month or so, and the governor advising against day camps and other programs, parents may need some ways to keep kids engaged. We talked with Linda Fairchild with the Picard Center for Child Development and Lifelong Learning about what parents can do to keep their kids engaged during this long, unplanned break in the middle of the school year. One place parents might look for tips and advice is the homeschool community, she said. Many of those parents are posting their schedules online to help out other parents, she said. "The biggest takeaway that I'm finding is to do what you can. Don't get upset if it's not perfect--we are all in uncharted territory. My opinion is to read! Read anything you can either by picking up some books at your library before your hunker down or use your parish's library card to rent out audiobooks and activities," she advises. "Math games and art have been popular as well. My favorite is the Google Culture app and Cincinatti Zoo. They are offering free tours. If you don't have internet, many companies are giving away free or reduced rates. Because I don't want to be on my phone or laptop all day, I bought some old fashioned crossword and sudoku books. Even having your children write or blog about this experience is valuable." What you do will be different for kids of different ages, Fairchild adds, "but routine is key. My friend teaches high school social studies and put together a scavenger hunt that be come completed on Google Classroom for her students to be engaged. I like that idea; our students are suddenly in very heavy and scary times. Just like we do, they need that interjection of fun and humor." Keeping a schedule will help everybody in the house, she says. "This is probably most important for everyone. It's easy to fall into the non-routine of eating and sleeping. Schedules not only keep up on track, but are good for our mental health as well," Fairchild says. "Even though it's tempting, try not to have all screen time all day. The more we have a routine, the more we have a sense of control. And isn't that what we all want? To have a sense of control this madness?" Reading is probably next on that list, she says. "Please read! But more importantly, read together! Local libraries and the American Library Association has lists for age-appropriate books. On my last outing, I hit up our local library and picked up some of my fave authors and print some coloring sheets from a museum. Check in (virtually) and have reading groups or Astronauts Reading from Space," she says. As closures have been called across the country, many organizations - museums, zoos, even the Metropolitan Opera - have stepped up to offer free online performances and virtual tours. There also are lots of opportunities for online classes in many subjects to keep students thinking during this unplanned four week break. Here are some links to get you started, including several Fairchild suggests: EDUCATIONAL SITES AND FREE CLASSES Children's author Mo Willems is hosting a "doodle" every Monday. Watch it here. Once it's over, the videos will be posted to a link on that page. Skype a Scientist is waiving their normal group size requirement to include families stuck at home during school closures. Just provide the grade level and type of science they're interested in and SAS will match you up with a scientist for a video chat session! Sign up here. The Scholastic company offers daily activities for kids of all ages. You can access the website they set up just for this crisis by clicking here. . Eight of America's Ivy League schools are offering free, online classes in a variety of subjects. You can check out the offerings here. Students of French might be interested in these stories. Every night, the Metropolitan Opera will be streaming performances here. The videos will be available the following day, too. This will continue as long as the Met is closed because of Covid-19. Here's a free short-story course in literature. This would be appropriate for middle and high school students. If you'd like a more regular program, look into Google Classroom. Here's a presentation aimed at parents with more information. National Geographic has a cool site for kids with info about the world and animals. It would be great to hear from Dr. Seuss about now, right? Here's the link to the Seussville website, with lots of games and reading. To practice math and reading skills in a fun way, check out this site or this one. PBS KIds has lots of activities, and offers a daily newsletter for parents with ideas for games and activities. Want to hear a story? Here's a website with links to lots of videos of people (maybe even some famous people) reading favorite stories and kids' books. VIRTUAL FIELD TRIPS Here's a list of 12 museums around the world that offer virtual tours. Links to tours of the White House, the Pyramids, Buckingham Palace, Mount Rushmore and more amazing sites are included on this list. Here are some more possibilities for virtual field trips from Waterford.org: The San Diego Zoo's kid page has lots of activities, videos and information about the zoo's animals. Virtual Tour of the Great Wall of China: This panoramic tour allows you to walk through one of the oldest and most historically significant wonders of the world. Monterey Bay Aquarium: This virtual tour allows students to go on a deep-sea adventure through exhibit webcams that allow students to watch sea creatures in real time. Once you've studied the animals up close, the Monterey Bay Aquarium also provides this classroom resource page with activities, fact sheets, and games to play with your kids. Virtual Farm Tours: Learn more about the wonders of agriculture with your kids through this panoramic tour of farms in Ontario. They can learn how dairy products are made, see farmers harvest fruit or eggs, and even explore specialty farms like an emu or deer ranch. Discovery Education Field Trips: Discovery Education offers a variety of free, interactive tours designed for elementary school students. From a behind-the-scenes look at the Library of Congress to a climbing expedition of Mt. Kilimanjaro, there's plenty to see here. "The Secrets of Easter Island" Tour: What were the people who made the moai head megaliths like, why did they create them, and where did this lost civilization go? Uncover the answer to these and many more exciting questions through the virtual tour of Easter Island. Yellowstone National Park Virtual Field Trip: Yellowstone is one of the most popular and breathtaking national parks in the United States. With this virtual tour, your kids can view landmarks like Old Faithful, the Mammoth Hot Springs, and the Fountain Paint Pot. Online Tour of the Louvre: The Louvre in Paris, France is one of the most renowned art galleries in the world and, by visiting their website, you can explore some of their exhibits in class. Your kids can take a cultural tour of Ancient Egyptian artifacts, nineteenth-century Romanticism paintings, and other breathtaking exhibits. Take a Virtual Walk on Mars: This site gives you a tour of the surface of Mars, conducted by NASA's Curiosity rover.  |
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Getty Image Michael Jordan is unmatched when it comes to being a trash-talker, as the guy was known to run his mouth no matter what the situation. Hell, the six-time NBA champ and proverbial GOAT is unmatched when it comes to lots of things, which is why he's the barometer for which any basketball player is measured when it comes to measuring greatness. While MJ has always known he's better than everyone else, he didn't limit his trash-talking to only NBA players or friends on the golf course — where some legendary stories have been made. That's because, during Michael Jordan's basketball camp years back, he wanted to make sure he educated a young O.J. Mayo about what it means to show respect to the legend that is His Airness. Considering it was exactly 25 years ago today that Michael Jordan officially announced two words that rocked the sports world, proclaiming "I'm back" to end his short baseball stint and return to the NBA, this seemed like a good day to look back on the GOAT putting (another poor victim) in his place with his trash-talk and next level game. It's also hilarious to see the differences in the two sides of the story, with Jordan (presumably) telling it like it is, and Mayo recounting it just a tad differently in order to save himself embarrassment. Check the film, though, because that shit isn't lying — and that fadeaway Jordan hits is absolutely lethal. Unfortunately for O.J. Mayo, after being one of the most highly-touted high school players in the nation in 2007 and being drafted, like Jordan, No. 3 overall in his draft class (2008), the small forward hasn't exactly lived up to the hype of becoming a superstar. Whether it's been experiencing injuries or being the player thrown in on trades, Mayo ran into trouble in the NBA, bounced around the league and is currently playing overseas, so his hoops career really went downhill in a hurry — which is why Michael Jordan putting him in his place as a teenager is pretty fun to look back on now, because, if you try to wrestle with the legendary (Chicago) Bull, you're going to get the horns.  |
| Posted: 18 Mar 2020 04:40 AM PDT  Born on March 19, 1933, Philip Roth won the Pulitzer Prize for his 1997 novel American Pastoral. The author, well-known for his explorations of American identity, first came into the limelight through his 1959 novella Goodbye, Columbus and soon became one of the most well-received authors of his generation. The man behind works like Letting Go, When She Was Good and Sabbath's Theater, most of his novels are semi-autobiographical with themes that draw allusions between his real life and his fictive world. This is perhaps best exemplified by the character Philip Roth who appears in The Plot Against America and Operation Shylock. "He had learned the worst lesson that life can teach - that it makes no sense," Philip Roth had written in the book American Pastoral. And much like his views on life, the author spoke on human nature, pleasure and a host of other topics. Here's listing a few of his thoughts on various subjects: You put too much stock in human intelligence, it doesn't annihilate human nature. The pleasure isn't in owning the person. The pleasure is this. Having another contender in the room with you. Stop worrying about growing old. And think about growing up. Literature takes a habit of mind that has disappeared. It requires silence, some form of isolation, and sustained concentration in the presence of an enigmatic thing. How easy life is when it's easy, and how hard when it's hard. Roth's works, which are replete with autobiographical influences, also incorporate social commentary and political satire in a postwar American setting. His novels can be best categorised into five groups, based on the protagonists they portrayed or the situation or genre they were written in. They are the Zuckerman novels, the Roth novels and memoirs, a short series of Kepesh novels, the Nemeses novels and a group of other works with separate protagonists. American Pastoral: Published in 1997, the book starts in media res, with Roth's most famed alter ego Nathan Zuckerman attending a high school reunion where a former classmate describes to him the tragic life of his older brother Seymour Levov. Levov was an upper middle class successful Jewish American businessman from New Jersey whose life is turned topsy turvy during the social and political turmoil of the 1960s. The novel goes on to see Zuckerman trace together the life of Levov through Jerry's revelation, newspaper clippings and his own impressions. The novel won Roth the Pulitzer Prize. Operation Shylock: The 1993 novel follows narrator Philip Roth on a journey to Israel to attend the trials of war criminal John Demjanjuk. However, the narrator himself becomes involved in an intelligence mission named Operation Shylock. Operation Shylock is best known for the stark blurring of lines between art and life through an almost similar version of the author as a protagonist who is part of an almost plausible story. The Dying Animal: The short work of fiction by the author speaks about a senior literature professor David Kepesh who is ruined due to his inability towards emotional commitment. The book is actually the third and final in the Kepesh series and is preceded by the 1972 title The Breast and the 1977 book The Professor of Desire. The Dying Animal itself was published in 2001. Everyman: The first in the Nemeses series, and the third of Roth's works to win the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction, the book begins with the funeral of the unnamed protagonist and then goes on to take a melancholy look back at the various episodes from his life till his death. Interestingly, the unnamed protagonist has a lot in common with the author, with both being born in 1933, growing up in Elizabeth, which was near Roth's birthplace. Letting Go: The first full-fledged novel by Roth, Letting Go is divided into seven sections. One of the basic themes of the novel is the conflict between the protagonists and the societal constraints of the 1950s. Apart from that, social class and sexual promiscuity also are prominent themes. Follow more stories on Facebook and Twitter  |
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