Tragedies Like Those in CT Spare No Victim

Tragedies such as today's Connecticut school shooting are frightening and incomprehensible. My thoughts go out to not only the direct victims of such a crime, but also to all of the indirect victims.

My heart goes out to every parent who will now undeniably think about "what if" on Monday as they send their child to school.

My heart goes out to every teacher. Each of you are already superheroes, but now you must save lives and take on criminals. This is one responsibility that of course you will willingly take on, but did not study in college.

Finally my heart goes out to every young child who happened to be enjoying their morning at home only to be bombarded with multiple scenes if not only children crying, but also children covered in blood describing events that no young child should ever be witness to. I am horrified by the coverage on several news outlets where reporters interviewed young children victim to this tragedy.

Am I the only one? What does everyone think about the ethical choices made today during the media coverage of the CT tragedy?

Think About the Message This Sends to The Child: You've Been Kicked Out of Preschool

Have you ever been witness to a child in your class or center being kicked out? What was the reason?

I'm a firm believer that its a lack of teacher support and education that leads to preschool expulsion--its never the child's fault. Never. Read this: Kicked Out of Preschool?

The number of preschool expulsions and corporal punishment usage is a PLEA to our governments to increase professional development/education training for teachers AND create a efficient model of quality control that ensures quality in EC programs.

New Math Connections neighborhood at DCM

The new Math Connections neighborhood has arrived at DCM!

With many wonderful interactive, hands-on opportunities to explore math, the DCM Math Connections neighborhood is the perfect way to nurture children's emerging and early math skills. Exhibits feature activities related to patterning, sorting/classification, shapes/colors, early addition/subtraction, fractions, symmetry, size, counting and one-on-one correspondence and more....

The DuPage Children's Museum website is: http://www.dupagechildrensmuseum.org/