Contagious Representation Barry Lewis * Increasing mindfulness and parenting

* Increasing mindfulness and parenting "in the moment"

citing both problems endemic to US public schools (curriculum limitations

speech and language pathologists

A collaboration between two nationally known garden journalists

Furman proposes a process for bringing philosophical inquiry into teacher education and adopting it as a centering tool to enrich teaching practice and help teachers act justly

Contagious Representation Barry Lewis * Increasing mindfulness and parentingWomen's participation in parliaments, high courts, and executive offices worldwide has reached record high numbers, but this global increase in women's representation masks significant variation among different democratic political systems. For example, in December of 2009, Rwanda's legislature contained 56% women, while the U. S. Congress contained only about 17% and the Japanese Diet had only 11%. Since 2000, only twenty seven women have achieved