Toxic dichlorobenzene causes 7 months earlier puberty in girls

There are so many toxic chemicals used in products, that it is hard to keep track of them all. Toxic dichlorobenzene is a one such chemical I have never heard of nor is in any products that I use, yet I don't doubt it would show up in a body burden test. In the 1990s, nearly … [Read more...]

Children’s Literature: The Night Before Christmas Deep Under the Sea

Up the porthole I swam like a shark; I tore back the seaweed then peered through the dark. The moon shells they glimmered like pearls from the glow Of luminescent jellyfish gliding below. The Night Before Christmas, Deep Under the Sea by Kathie Kelleher and illustrated … [Read more...]

9/11: What do I teach my class today?

This year, I am teaching fourth and sixth grade social science. Until this morning, I had not thought about including anything about September 11th in my lesson plans. The same thing happened after Labor Day; however, I realized the children needed to know how the Labor … [Read more...]

10 Images from the Labor Movement

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National Rally for Change: Women’s Labor Rally on Labor Day to Improve Maternal Health

We have the Labor Movement to thank for this day off work. According to the United States Labor Department, "It constitutes a yearly national tribute to the contributions workers have made to the strength, prosperity, and well-being of our country." Mother's make such … [Read more...]