Category: book reviews

Let’s CELEBRATE! “Everybody Rise” Giveaway for #NationalBookMonth

October 2, 2015

Happy Friday! Let’s celebrate!!! BlueBootsGo is hosting its very first GIVEAWAY in honor of National Book Month in October, and you’re invited! We are giving away a hardcover copy of Stephanie Clifford’s NY Times best-selling book, Everybody Rise, that I review below. Here’s 2 easy ways of how you can enter for a chance to win: “Like” this blog post, Follow … More Let’s CELEBRATE! “Everybody Rise” Giveaway for #NationalBookMonth

insights about MOTIVATION – sisu and pearls:: the smartest kids in the world:: Part 5

May 5, 2015

Today is National Teacher Day, a part of National Teacher Appreciation Week, so I thought it would be the perfect time to share the FINAL post about education in this series! Thanks so much for reading along. —- Countries that are education superpowers have one thing in common: they believe in rigor. They agree on the purpose of … More insights about MOTIVATION – sisu and pearls:: the smartest kids in the world:: Part 5

insights about PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT:: the smartest kids in the world:: Part 4

February 10, 2015

It’s the 4th snow day we have had in the Northeast – can you believe it? We are having snow of epic proportions.We have enjoyed hosting some board game nights in our cozy place and getting together with friends who can climb over snow banks and drifts to ride out the snow storms together.  I … More insights about PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT:: the smartest kids in the world:: Part 4

insights about THE EDUCATION of TEACHERS:: the smartest kids in the world:: Part 3

February 9, 2015

The rigor by which teachers are trained and screened before they are thrust out into their living laboratories, classrooms across America, differs quite a bit from the proceedings of countries such as Finland. In fact, the respect for early life and desire for kids to not only survive but do well begins at birth. I … More insights about THE EDUCATION of TEACHERS:: the smartest kids in the world:: Part 3

insights about MATH:: the smartest kids in the world:: Part 2

February 3, 2015

Think back to your school days: was math difficult for you to learn? Was it your least or most favorite class? Do you still struggle with math? Here’s a tidbit about math and the long-standing implications of NOT getting the best math education as a child. Introducing, math: Math had a way of predicting kids’ … More insights about MATH:: the smartest kids in the world:: Part 2