Viva Sarah Press
Doing an MA with kids
Going back to school last year, I knew it would impact my whole family. Sure, this was my choice, but I knew that the whole family would...
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Viva Sarah Press
Oct 27, 20202 min read
Kids vs. Zoom: Hacking the new school environment
Within minutes of exchanging their classroom for a computer screen, and Zoom specifically, my three kids figured out how to manipulate...
Viva Sarah Press
Oct 25, 20202 min read
Seeing the solution in a different way
Mathematically gifted students are able to use logic and deductive thinking. Thinking in a different way must always be accepted.
Viva Sarah Press
Sep 24, 20202 min read
A stick up my nose (Covid-19 test)
The morning arrived when I had to take the Covid-19 test. This morning. And while I have heard horror stories about the feeling of having...
Viva Sarah Press
Sep 7, 20201 min read
Reading with my kids to keep up on conversation
I’ve started to read the series again – to be able to hold detailed discussions with her.
Viva Sarah Press
Sep 1, 20202 min read
Math vs Tuna: First day back at school
00:15 - “Mommy, I can’t sleep.” “Are you feeling okay?” “Yes. Pick a number.” “It’s after midnight, you have school tomorrow. Let’s try...
Viva Sarah Press
Aug 24, 20201 min read
The kid and his math theories
Just a regular evening on the couch... the kid is explaining his math ideas and theories. #gifted
Viva Sarah Press
Aug 19, 20202 min read
Raising three personalities
How three children with the same upbringing can be – and are – so different.
Viva Sarah Press
Apr 6, 20201 min read
Apple picking indoors
Every day at 5 pm, we do a creative family project. This routine kicked off during the Coronavirus Isolation predicament. Today, we went...
Viva Sarah Press
Mar 30, 20201 min read
Art interpretations: Museum from Home challenge
We did it! The latest Coronavirus social media challenge. Find a famous artwork and create an interpretation of it using objects and...
Viva Sarah Press
Mar 29, 20202 min read
Therapeutic clown vs. Clown therapist
A copy of this blog appears on Oshi the clown's blog, too. I met a girl who was a ball of energy. She was electric. Bounced off walls....
Viva Sarah Press
Nov 3, 20191 min read
Killer Clowns Slay Therapeutic Clowns on Internet
Killer clowns are way more popular than their therapeutic counterparts. Although that shouldn’t be surprising. It’s been shown that...
Viva Sarah Press
Oct 2, 20191 min read
Applying clowning principles to parenting
My 12-year-olds had a tweenager quarrel. He said. She said. It happened suddenly while we were sightseeing. On a hot day. In the sun. So,...
Viva Sarah Press
Sep 19, 20192 min read
Juggling my worlds: Journalist - Social Clown
For the past five years, I’ve focused my public speaking on the innovation stories I’ve covered as a journalist. I love speaking to...
Viva Sarah Press
Aug 18, 20192 min read
Grapes of Wrath (Clowning and Parenting)
The tweenager woke up angry. Everyone was to blame. Her youngest brother “took” her spot on the couch. Even though she had vacated said...
Viva Sarah Press
Aug 12, 20191 min read
Counting down to random events
School is around the corner. Summer is almost over. But those two facts are irrelevant to one of my seventh-graders (twins, I have two...
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