IAC is coming to NYC!
The super fun way to get your kids to study more science, history and geography
For the past 4 years my son has been participating in the History competitions of International Academic Competitions. He loves it and it has led to a study group that meets every week and great friendships with other kids who love history. his year, my youngest started participating in the science competition and had a great time!
We have been driving to other cities so he can participate for years, but I am excited to share that NYC will host one of these competitions this month:
New York City Winter Tournament on February 1st at Park East Day School
Kids of all ages can register and compete in science, history, or geography. I highly recommend, it is a fun way to encourage your kids to develop a love of learning!
Real Talk on NYC School integration efforts
Ray Domanico has a thoughtful article on what it means to integrate NYC schools when our district is “87 percent of the students in the public schools are either black or Hispanic, and 89 percent live in poverty.”
“The long struggle for racial integration in our nation and city was born out of the unconscionable and deliberate segregation of black and white students in the South. But today’s demographics are much more complex. Forty-two percent of New York City students are Hispanic. Asian students are fast becoming the second-largest group in the system, as their numbers increase and the number of black students plummets.”
What I am reading this week
Tim Daly has an important article on how the DoDEA schools are so successful with all types of kids (including low-income kids) and what we can learn to apply in regular public schools.
My colleague Charles Fain Lehman has a thoughtful article on the discussion about “heritage Americans” and what it means to be an American. I am deeply troubled how some parts of the right talk about foreign born citizens like me and this article raises some important points on the composition of American population today.
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