Kids & Parents
In 2016, the Youth Services Department received a grant from IEEE, Chicago Section to create a new collection of circulating STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) materials.
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Kids & Parents
Have you ever looked in the mirror and been startled by what you see?
If you’re of a certain age (and I certainly am) then you’ve probably experienced the sensation of feeling 18 on the inside when you’re most assuredly not on the outside.
For others, it might be an issue of being slender but feeling fat.
Someone who is transgender or gender fluid can experience this disconnect every day.
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So wrote Lord Byron nearly two centuries ago in the poem Don Juan, reportedly the first recorded use of that saying.
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Perhaps the toughest part about graduation is landing a job that allows one to execute one's field of study. According to studies perfomed by Forbes Magazine, 75% of hiring managers surveyed believe millennials show up to an interview under dressed.
Kids & Parents
I’ve always been a bit of a rule breaker (more about that here), and although I believe children need guidance and limits, my slightly rebellious spirit has definitely influenced my parenting style.
I am the parent who, when a craft project is handed out at a library storytime, steps back and lets my child get to work (stepping in only when the entire contents of an Elmer’s Glue bottle is about to be spilled onto the floor).
Does this mean I have a collection of abstract, purple paper panda bears at home? Yes -- absolutely.
(I am not alone in this thought – more and more people, parents, and professionals agree).
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