Monthly Archives: November 2012

Tell Your Sons: College Educated Hip Hop Artists

The next time your son tells you he doesn't need to study because he plans to be a rap star, you can tell him that he should follow in the footsteps of some well-known rappers who managed to do both. Here are some artists who have either graduated from or attended college. Some of these names may well surprise [...]

By |2023-05-21T16:36:18-04:00November 30th, 2012|Academics, Entertainment|Comments Off on Tell Your Sons: College Educated Hip Hop Artists

Go See “Rise of the Guardians” this weekend!!!

"Rise of the Guardians", the latest animated film from DreamWorks, opens tomorrow, November 21st. This tale of how Jack Frost, Santa Claus, The Tooth Fairy, and the Easter Bunny band together to save children everywhere marks the directorial debut of Peter Ramsey, the first African American director of a big budget computer animated film. In an earlier GCP post [...]

By |2023-05-21T16:36:18-04:00November 20th, 2012|Entertainment, Films|Comments Off on Go See “Rise of the Guardians” this weekend!!!

Hip Hop Science Teachers Spreading the Word

You may recall an earlier GCP post describing Wu Tang Clan member GZA's work on his album "Dark Matter", which focuses on his interest in science. ("The Latest Lesson from Hip-Hop...Science!" May 31, 2012.) An article in today's NY Times reports that GZA has recently teamed up with a Columbia professor and the website Rap Genius to use hip-hop [...]

By |2023-05-21T16:36:18-04:00November 18th, 2012|Math, Resources|1 Comment

Family Dinners: Building Bonds Over the Dinner Table

With Thanksgiving less than a week away, thoughts turn towards the family meal. Holidays aside, how often do you and your children eat dinner together as a family? After-school, sports and work schedules can make gathering for family meals tough to organize on a regular basis. But researchers at the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA) at [...]

By |2019-11-26T13:36:51-05:00November 16th, 2012|Ages 0-5, Ages 13-15, Ages 16-18, Ages 5-7, Ages 8-12|2 Comments

Messy Kids, Crazed Parents

"Teenage Bedroom as Battleground", a recent NY Times article found here, offers parents advice on how to cope with their messy teens. Those of you who have figured out how to crack the whip at home so that your teens regularly pick up after themselves around the house and always keep their rooms neat without your intervention, skip to [...]

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