Category: Humanities

  • Musical Language

    If you have not listened to “Radio Lab” on NPR you should give it a try. I find the segments to be completely thought provoking. Not only do I find it fascinating, my ten and twelve year old love listening too. I found the “Musical Language” episode particularly interesting. When does speech become music? Why…

  • Gran Museo Del Mundo Maya

    The Gran Museo Del Mundo Maya is an absolutely beautiful museum in Merida. The Museum is very large with an extensive collection of not only Mayan artifacts but dinosaur bones, geological exhibits, touch screen microscopes and “Maya Max” a beautiful large screen theater. The museum is temperature controlled due to the delicate nature of the…

  • Art Fast! Saran Wrap Paintings

      It doesn’t matter whether you are a teacher in public, private, or a home schooling parent there are more demands on our time than ever before. It is so easy to cut the humanities when you are short on time. That is why I really like this project. You can finish it in roughly…