Superheroes are everywhere these days. They fight villains on our screens (big and the small), they roam theme parks year-round, they trick-or-treat at Halloween, and… Read More »Superheroes Are Literally Everywhere
TBT: Super Awesome People™ in History. Out of all the Super Awesome People™ posts I’ve written so far, the TBT posts have been my favorite.… Read More »TBT: Quarantine Pastime—Transcribing History
“Was THAT on your 2020 Bingo Card?” A *lot* has happened this year, and 2020 still has four loooong months to go. There’s a worldwide… Read More »2020 Has Been Terrible, But It’s Okay To Laugh About It
When Governor Andrew Cuomo began his daily NYS Coronavirus Update emails in the spring, there was little that New Yorkers could find to celebrate. (If… Read More »More “Deep Breath” Moments From Around the World
It’s fun writing about Super Awesome Kids™ because it’s exciting to see how “the youths” are making the world a better place—and it gives me… Read More »You’re Never Too Old to Be Super Awesome™
TBT: Super Awesome People™ in History. “Savitribai Phule, the Mother of modern education. If you are an Indian woman who reads, you owe her. If… Read More »TBT: Savitribai Phule – India’s First Female Teacher
After writing about Teachers Who Have Gone Above and Beyond During the Pandemic and Incredible Educators We’ve Lost To COVID-19, I wanted to continue this… Read More »How to Support Teachers During the Pandemic
With the reopening schools debate raging across the country, there is a lot at stake—for students, parents, and educators. On one hand, remote learning may… Read More »Incredible Educators We’ve Lost To COVID-19
In the spring of 2020 when schools across the United States were forced to close due to the novel coronavirus, teachers were celebrated for their… Read More »Teachers Who Have Gone Above and Beyond During the Pandemic
TBT: Super Awesome People™ in History. The first Bessie I read about was famed aviator Bessie Coleman. Then I discovered motorcyclist Bessie Stringfield and blues… Read More »TBT: Famous Bessies in American History
Super Awesome Kids™ Even More Super Awesome Kids™ Woodworking for Food It’s time for another round of Super Awesome Kids™ and the super awesome things… Read More »Super Awesome Kids™ Volume III
Historian and Boston College professor Heather Cox Richardson has kept me (and tens of thousands of others) sane this year. I don’t watch the news,… Read More »Heather Cox Richardson Keeps Us Sane
New Orleans, Louisiana, has been plagued by gun violence for decades. Murders in the city have trended downward in recent years, with 2019 seeing the… Read More »Trumpets Are Better Than Guns
TBT: Super Awesome People™ in History. On August 6, 1926, 20-year-old Gertrude Ederle became the first woman to swim across the English Channel—and she did… Read More »TBT: First Woman to Swim Across the English Channel
NYC local news site Gothamist just shared a beautiful drone video created by @mingomatic. In the video, a drone captures the eight Black Lives Matter… Read More »Black Lives Matter: Art Worth Sharing
I knew I wanted to share this story after it went viral last month, but I didn’t know how best to present it. Two men—strangers—saved… Read More »What Makes a Hero: Courageous Actions Save Two Children
In the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, New York state was hit especially hard. Although New York wasn’t the first… Read More »New York State Repays Coronavirus Kindness