Social Media and Your Child
The Times has what could be considered a somewhat funny kind of "whoops" story except that the bigger issue of social media and your child is more sobering.
The story is about Miss Seattle, Jean-Sun Hannah Ahn. She won her crown last Saturday. The next day reporter Linda Thomas from KIRO-FM posted a story about Ms. Ahn's Twitter postings from a couple of months back.
Apparently, Ms. Ahn, who is from Mukilteo, had gone to school in Arizona and now finds Seattle, well, rainy. She also finds many people and situations "annoying." The story ran on more than 240 news sites.
The story is about Miss Seattle, Jean-Sun Hannah Ahn. She won her crown last Saturday. The next day reporter Linda Thomas from KIRO-FM posted a story about Ms. Ahn's Twitter postings from a couple of months back.
Apparently, Ms. Ahn, who is from Mukilteo, had gone to school in Arizona and now finds Seattle, well, rainy. She also finds many people and situations "annoying." The story ran on more than 240 news sites.
Good News in our District
Here are a couple of good news items from our district.
First, a Lowell physical therapist, Cindy Nofziger, founded a non-profit called Schools for Salone. They build and support schools and educational infrastructure in Sierra Leone, West Africa (Cindy had been a Peace Corps volunteer there in the '80s). They have built 12 schools and are building another. They have also helped build a library and dig water wells.
This is the real work of building goodwill between nations AND helping to rebuild a war-torn area.
Cindy was recently notified that she and Schools for Salone were picked to receive a local Jefferson Award for community and public service. Along with four other Washington State winners, Cindy will be featured at an awards ceremony on March 12th. But, more importantly, she and her group are now eligible for a national Jefferson award.
I urge you to check out her website or Facebook page at Schools for Salone. On Monday, March 12th KING 5's
First, a Lowell physical therapist, Cindy Nofziger, founded a non-profit called Schools for Salone. They build and support schools and educational infrastructure in Sierra Leone, West Africa (Cindy had been a Peace Corps volunteer there in the '80s). They have built 12 schools and are building another. They have also helped build a library and dig water wells.
This is the real work of building goodwill between nations AND helping to rebuild a war-torn area.
Cindy was recently notified that she and Schools for Salone were picked to receive a local Jefferson Award for community and public service. Along with four other Washington State winners, Cindy will be featured at an awards ceremony on March 12th. But, more importantly, she and her group are now eligible for a national Jefferson award.
I urge you to check out her website or Facebook page at Schools for Salone. On Monday, March 12th KING 5's
