The only way to really loosen the reins a little bit is to say to yourself, ‘Let’s do an experiment that makes me actually deeply nervous, because it could be bad.’ I’m prepared to suck for awhile.
— Jad Abumrad
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……this kid can draw.
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Compressed by Kim Pimmel
“Ferrous printer toner particles floating on the surface of water are attracted by a magnet and align to the invisible magnetic field around them” have just changed my life.
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This 3-year-old Golden Retriever named Gil is a trained therapy dog and part of the Tail-Waggin Tutor program. He patiently listens and lays perfectly still while the 3rd graders at James Love Elementary read aloud to him every Monday.
Gil’s owner and school psychologist Jo Bralley says by just sitting there, the dog has a tremendous impact on the kids reading skills.”We’ve seen tremendous impact on their reading, I mean by leaps and bounds,” Bralley says.
The science behind the therapy dog program suggests children are more relaxed while reading to someone who doesn’t judge or chide them for a mispronounced word.Gil has worked with several kids at the school. 3rd-grader Carlos made the A-B honor roll for the first time and teachers give Gil a lot of the credit. “When I think of Monday’s, I think of Gil,” said Carlos.
Gil is credited with several success stories at James Love. But by watching him sit patiently, it’s easy to see his favorite part might be the kisses and hugs that accompany every reading session.
(via lickypickystickyme)
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RIGHT ‘ROUND Artist Ben Heine creates portraits of celebrities such as Marilyn Monroe by painstakingly building faces by placing circles one by one. Using a process he has dubbed Digital Circlism, the Brussels-based artist can take between 100 and 180 hours for a single portrait. He says: “Each circle has a different colour, a different size and a different tone. In my opinion, it is a modern artistic expression, a mix between Pop Art and Pointillism.” (Photo: Rex Features via the Telegraph)
Excellent.
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