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Classroom of the Month: Coleridge Taylor Montessori Elementary School

Wednesday, April 16, 2014
We think of schooling in sequential categories—moving from first grade to second, looking forward, never back. It makes sense; preschool is vastly different from middle school. PTA members Bridget Kolb and Amy Miller of Coleridge Taylor Montessori Elementary School in Louisville, Kentucky,…
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“Passover Food Coma, Again Next Year”—Six Words at Your Seder

Sunday, April 13, 2014
At the soul of the Six-Word Memoir project is how this simple prompt, “Tell a story in just six words,” can spark so much conversation. It’s not much of a stretch to say that Jews (among which I’m one) don’t…
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Best Game of Thrones Fanfiction Memoirs

Friday, April 11, 2014
As Ygritte says to Jon Snow, “If we die we’ll die, but first we’ll live.” Your favorite characters certainly came to life in this week’s contest. To celebrate the new season of Game of Thrones, we asked for GoT fanfiction in six…
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“My soul is doughy like bread.” The Best Six-Word Memoirs Of The Week

Friday, April 11, 2014
There is nothing more intimate than sharing a meal. It builds trust amongst participants and opens the path to communication. Simply put, food brings people together. This week’s Memoirs shared many meals with us. From the ravenous (“Big Mac called.…
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This Week’s Top Poems in Six

Friday, April 4, 2014
Poetry gets to the heart of emotion and expression. And this week, you captured that notion with lyrical finesse. To honor Maya Angelou’s birthday and National Poetry Month, Six-Word Caption Contest #19 challenged you to write a poem in six…
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“Why can’t I be Benjamin Button?” The Best Six-Word Memoirs Of The Week

Friday, April 4, 2014
In this day and age, pop culture finds its way into everyday life. This week’s memoirs covered everything from current hit songs (“Drunk in love. Sober by noon.”) and rising starlets (“Lupita Nyong’o is my girl crush!”) to enduring icons (“Barbie…
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