Hello all! Welcome back! My break was fantastic – I wrote poems, visited family, and held a blue sea urchin – but I am nevertheless ecstatic, truly ecsatic, to be here. As always, there is plenty of art on campus; … Continue reading →
Month: January 2014
Fee Fi Fo Fed: Big Changes for the Federal Reserve
For the past month, you have undoubtedly found yourself in one of two situations: 1. You were in Puerto Rico, where you sipped martinis while basking in the sun’s rays under a cloudless sky at a picturesque beach- all, of course, while instagramming your newly tanned self and the breathtaking views ad nauseam, or 2. […]
Speech and Language Development in Elementary School
The American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA) website is a fantastic resource, not only for SLPs and SLP students, but for parents as well. It provides information for both children and adults on topics such as hearing and balance, speech, language, and swallowing. Below is a link to ASHA’s page discussing the typical course of …
Free Course at Columbia University on Sustainable Development
Great news, fellow Knights! There is an amazing opportunity to take a course with Professor Jeffrey Sachs from Columbia University for free. Here is the link. The course description states: This course provides an introduction to the interdisciplinary field of sustainable development, drawing on the most recent developments in the social, policy, and physical sciences. […]
Children are like Sponges
…they soak in information from the stimuli surrounding them. Between birth and 3 years of age, the human brain increases to 80% of its adult size. What a powerful fact. This is such a crucial point in development for children and therefore, it’s so important to foster their learning in this age period. Healthy interactions …
