What I Know I Learned from Children’s Books

What I know about the Muslim faith I have learned mostly from children’s books. In the picture book Hannah and Ramadan Gift by Qasim Rashid I learned about the religious purpose behind Ramadan and had a reminder that growing children do not fast during Ramadan. Proudest Blue by Ibtihaj Muhammad, one of the Chickadee books… Read more »

O’Brien, Breau and Lambert Protocols

I was quite intrigued by Anne Sibley’s O’Brien’s praise of Megan Dowd Lambert’s book Reading Picture Book With Children. The protocol she created with Dr. Breau is based in part on Lambert’s book. I got a copy of Lambert’s book and here is what I found. The original Lambert inquiry based approach is student centered(ask… Read more »

Cohort Post: Implicit Bias

Implicit bias is a prejudice you have of which you are not consciously aware. I took the transgender test. It found that I had bias. I chose that test because I have a transgender nephew and thought I would not have bias. It was disappointing to see that was not the case.  This past year… Read more »