Martin Luther King, Dream Realized/ Not!! The Dream? Let’s Update the Dream By Bonnie Bracey Sutton President Obama and Dr. King's dream During the 1963 March on Washington, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. said, “I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.” One year after the inaguration of Barack Obama— the first … [Read more...]
Study : Girls Still Not Swarming into Sci-Tech
This is a conversation I often have with others, the question being why don't girls get involved in science, technology , engineering and math. I get a headache every time I see a certain commercial that displays a mother too tired to remember 3 times 4. What? That's a big deal? Then there was the Barbie fiasco. Even this week I have been talking to colleagues about exposing teachers to higher math with certain programs. Problem solving, supercomputing, that kind of thing. Take a look at this … [Read more...]
