BPA is Bad.

I was first alerted to the fact that the FDA statement on BPA was being called into question a few weeks ago in the Op-Ed section of The NY Times. There was talk stirring of a potential conflict of interest which has now been confirmed.

BPA Ruling Flawed, Panel Says

FDA Ignored Scientific Evidence of Harm, Report Finds

Read the full article in The Washington Post.

For a quick cheat sheet on whats BPA-free and safe, check out Safe Mama.


We use the Klean Kanteen (pictured above) and the babe loves it. If you live in the city you can pick one up at Metro Mini's or online.

Fantastic New Article on Home-Schooling in The New York Times!

I love that this is being discussed in wider and wider circles now. The more time I spend in NYC the more I am so excited to share in the babe's discovery of this wonderful world, I hate to think of her cooped up inside a classroom forced to conform...I can see already that she is a free spirit and I wouldn't want anything to put that fire out.

I know so many wonderful, highly intelligent and successful people who have been homeschooled and/or are choosing to homeschool their own children.

Read the article here:

and for some great resources, here's a taste of the literature I delved into while doing my Masters Degree in Environmental Education:

• John Taylor Gatto (an AMAZING man in person and a great thinker)
• The Geography of Childhood
• Caring Education and Meaningful Democracy
• Educating the Child's Inner Power
• The Soul of Educaton
• Paths of Learning: Ron Miller
  

Enjoy!

Babar at the Morgan Library

“Drawing Babar: Early Drafts and Watercolors” remains through Jan. 4 at the Morgan Library & Museum, 225 Madison Avenue, at 36th Street; (212) 685-0008.