Music Week: A Music Career is Not For Everyone
I’ve been music lover since I was a child. I think it all started when I was cast as Molly in my local community theater’s production of Annie. I got the part because I was cute and could act as well...
View ArticleMusic Week: One Time… At Orchestra Camp… Confessions of an Orchestra Geek
I think I’m known among the other GeekMoms as your token STEM-geek. And the token military geek. Most things in my life use the left side of my brain, and I’m pretty proud of that. But once upon a time...
View ArticleProm Night Memories: The Good, the Bad, and Tears for Fears
Do geeks go to prom? In fiction, it depends on the gender. Geek guys rarely go, unless they are the comic relief. Geek girls can often have the "Cinderella" dream happen and become the belle of the...
View ArticleThanks, Freddie Wong!
You did it! You have a high quality filmed, action-romatic-comedy, with developing characters, in a unique fictional universe, only available on the internet. Click through to read all of "Thanks,...
View ArticleNASA to Launch High School Students’ Satellite
NASA plans to launch a small satellite designed by students at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Virginia. Click through to read all of "NASA to Launch High School Students’...
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One Person’s “Meep!” Is Another’s Poison
Reading Time: 3 minutes Photo by jen light; used under CC license If you’re a Muppet lab assistant or a cartoon bird pursued by a hapless coyote, you are no longer welcome at Danvers High School in...
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Foiled: A Modern-Day Fairy Tale
Reading Time: 3 minutes For some reason, I’ve come to associate Jane Yolen with fairy tales, although she’s written a lot more than that. She’s the author of the How Do Dinosaurs… series of picture...
View ArticleVideo: A High School Star Wars Musical From 1996 Is the Epitome of Teen...
Reading Time: 1 minuteIn May of 1996, a group of students at Palos Verdes Peninsula High School in California put together a musical based on Star Wars (Episode IV) and performed it for a three-night...
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The Family Changes That Come This Time of Year
Reading Time: 2 minutesThis year our family hits an important milestone. One that as a Dad (Geek- or non-) you both love and hate. The day your first child graduates high school. Graduation Cake Guy by...
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Bots High — A Documentary on High School Combat Robots
Reading Time: 2 minutes DVD Cover from BotsHigh.com Today is the day: Bots High — A Documentary on High School Combat Robots screens today on the net and around the country. Check out their free...
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The Future of Us Revisits Life Before Facebook
Reading Time: 4 minutesWhat would your teenage self think of your adult life now? I know that’s a question many of us have pondered. I’ve often seen messages “to my younger self”: what people would...
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High School Drama: The Game (Varsity Edition)
Reading Time: 8 minutes High School Drama Overview: Are you hot or not? High School Drama takes the high school clique and turns it into a game. Players: 2 to 5 Age: 13 and up (More for theme than...
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Revisit High School in School Daze RPG
Reading Time: 5 minutes Everyone has a different experience during high school. Some people look back fondly at “the best years of their life” and others do their best to never think about it again....
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Teen Boat: Angst, Thrills, Barnacles
Reading Time: 3 minutesRemember Turbo Teen? It was a really goofy cartoon from the ’80s that involved a teenager who got mixed up in a secret government experiment, which … okay, the point is that he...
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Students Who Stay Awake to Study Do Worse in School the Next Day
Reading Time: 3 minutes In the dark ages, before the discovery of coffee. Image: D Sharon Pruitt/Flickr Students who average more study hours do better in school. But a study published last week in the...
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The Wise Walker WL-25 is A Better Backpack for Back-to-School
Reading Time: 4 minutes Disclosure: The Nomadic Wise Walker WL-25 Backpack. Image from JetPens Looking for a great backpack for your high school or college age kid, or something stylish and functional...
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Nothing Can Possibly Go Wrong: High School Hijinks
Reading Time: 2 minutesFaith Erin Hicks is following up her terrific graphic novel Friends With Boys with another story set in high school, this time collaborating with writer Prudence Shen. Nothing...
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A Conspiracy Theory You Should Share With Your Kids
Reading Time: 2 minutes From Roswell to 9/11 Truthers to Obama Birthers, conspiracies have a way of grabbing the public’s attention. Whether it’s seeking confirmation bias or wanting to see patterns...
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Get Your Teen Thinking About a Career With This Friendly and Informative Book
Reading Time: 3 minutes What do you want to do when you grow up? It’s a paralyzing question for kids. Heck, it’s a horrifying query for college grads too. With today’s job specialization in both skills...
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Microsoft Facilitates Computer Science Education in High Schools Through...
Reading Time: 2 minutes Microsoft’s YouthSpark initiative for education has many, many branches, but one of the most interesting to me is the TEALS program, which helps high schools be able to offer...
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