Hi Kelly. I visted your blog (ahimsamama.blogspot.com) and tried to leave the following message to your Blogging on Gender Issues. i had trouble leaving it so I am leaving one here - although I will try leaving it again. Love your blog!

Friday's Wall Street Journal had an interesting editorial about boys being weaker readers than girls and your post here reminded me of it. He raises some interesting points and I agree that parents should control internet/gaming time and rules for kids. But, I argued with two things and one is I believe the solution is instilling a love of reading - making it as much fun as gaming, making it come alive, etc. AND I point out that I have taught language arts enrichment classes for a private school and Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth, and in ALL my classes above 5th grade - they were dominated by boys.

I wrote about it in my blog and would love your comments. The author of the editorial also talks (at the end) about homeschooling and how there are no sex differences there (which I also mention). I'd love if you checked it out/commented.

I so enjoy your blog and will visit again.

All the best,
Meryl
www.departingthetext.blogspot.com

GREAT! I will add you to my list of reviewers, keeping you in the Non Fiction and Historical Fiction genres. OK?

Hi Kelly, hope all is well. Haven't heard from you so I decided to visit you here and at your blog. I loved your letterbox entry. Was wondering if we could tweek it for my blog - coauthor maybe - and co-post. I would edit some of your story and write how to debrief this with the kids and extend the learning experience. Interested? Let me know. Either way, it sounds like something you will all remember for a long time!
Talk to you soon,
Meryl
www.departingthetext.blogspot.com

Hi Kelly,
Welcome to the Bloggers Let’s Make it Work group! So glad you are here. Please visit the discussion New Members Visit Here First, tell us about your blog so we can list it on the members blog index.

I hope you will find, as I did, a great sense of community, loads of information and resources, and an incredible amount of talent.

Jump in on ongoing discussions or start one if there is an issue you would like to discuss.

Let me know if you have any questions.

Look forward to reading your posts.

Warm regards,
Julie Jeffs
Beginning a Life at 50

Hi Kelly, sorry I didn't respond sooner, it was my birthday and I was distracted. Writing on each other's blogs is a great idea. Let's explore what to write!

Thanks so much for commenting on by blog. I believe I left a message on yours but for some reason I am new at this at am not sure it went through. In case it did not I basically said that I really like your blog and we are doing parallel things. Maybe we should collaborate!

Welcome to Mother Writer,Kelly! If you haven't already, feel free to introduce yourself, browse our threads, or start one of your own. And again, welcome to Mother Writer.
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