

Teaching little kids how to dance
If I haven't mentioned this little fact about me on the blog before, it's that I'm Bulgarian. Bulgarian, and darn proud of it. For the...


The Mind Reader's Guide to Metaphor: Udemy Course
I found a course on Udemy (an online learning platform that targets adults who want to add specific skill sets to their resumes or just...


Metaphors for Crime Observations and Reflection (Elementary School Edition)
I just got back from Skippack Elementary, where I did the Metaphors for Crime experiment with my little sister's 5th grade class! (not...
Update
The AP exam craziness is over. Done. Finito. Complete. I just want to take some time to look inwards and reflect on junior year as a...
Metaphor and Reasoning Experiment Pre-Lab
Irina Koleva IS COMMotion/Heidt Period 10 04/08/17 Metaphor Pre-Lab General Vocabulary and Pre-Lab Questions: What scientific topic is...


PVHS STEAM Expo video!!
The Perk Valley STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) Expo is completely online this year!! COMMotion was asked...


Finding Mentors and Connections
Okay. Another reality check. The first marking period for the independent study has passed, and I have one more left to go. I have 3...


Doing experiments with metaphors
Today I had a meeting with my little sister's 5th grade teacher, Mrs. Woodward. I had approached her via email about a week or two ago,...


What can happen when kids are passionate about stopping deforestation
My little sister, Alexandra, came up to me earlier today and started telling me about this article about deforestation they had read in...


Why learning is a bodily process
I was watching a lecture by George Lakoff on the Embodiment Hypothesis. In this lecture, he discusses consciousness, saying how "all...