In plunging into a theme about what we call the “Ultimate Reality,” the “Almighty,” or, somewhat more whimsically, the “Great Pumpkin,” KidSpirit’s Ed Board is characteristically undaunted. It is impossible, of course, to do anything more than scratch the surface of an idea that could be repeated and expanded infinitely. KidSpirit contributors from all corners
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From the Editor
When adults imagine teens and money, they might picture kids buying music, going to a local mall or babysitting — not grappling with the ideas explored in this issue, Money and Value. The topic can be polarizing and uncomfortable, but it had a magnetic appeal to the Ed Board and clearly enticed our contributors near
- December 5, 2012
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- Issues Money and Value
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From the Editor
Thoreau wrote, “Time is but the stream I go fishing in. I drink at it, but while I drink I see the sandy bottom and detect how shallow it is. Its thin current slides away, but eternity remains.” The paradox of the eternal and the temporal is at the core of this issue of KidSpirit,
- August 23, 2012
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- Exploring Time
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From the Editor
The Editorial Board knows that kids feel strongly about education. After all, you’re in school six or more hours a day, five days a week. At its best, school can be exciting, challenging, and fun; at its worst it can sap the confidence and joy out of life. Our educational experiences are critical in our
- May 29, 2012
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- A Lens on Learning
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From the Editor
How do we live in accordance with our deepest beliefs and aspirations? Do we develop a moral sensibility as we grow or are we born with it? In choosing the theme of ethics and morality, the KidSpirit Editorial Board invites us to delve into one of the thorniest and most worthwhile topics, honing in
- February 23, 2012
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- Ethics and Morality
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From the Editor
In this issue’s Big Question, writer Allie McIntosh muses that years ago the meadow where she is penning her article “held the most spectacular inspiration.” Now, she wonders, “Where are the words and the colors that used to dance around my head in a flurry of excitement and wonder?” What is the imagination? What is
- November 30, 2011
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- Creativity and Imagination
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From the Editor
This issue explores the mystery of the funny bone. Really? You say. What was that bit in the KidSpirit tagline about tackling life’s big questions? Humor? You must be kidding… Actually, we’re not. The Editorial Board wanted to take humor, well, seriously, and give it the same scrutiny that it has given topics from myth
- August 29, 2011
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- Exploring Humor
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From the Editor
This issue of KidSpirit goes to one of the deepest yearnings of our existence: peace. Most people, if asked, would say that they want peace to prevail. KidSpirit writers and poets probe that assumption from many vantage points in this potent issue. Is there a level at which conflict is energizing? In his exploration of
- May 23, 2011
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- The International Issue: Conflict and Peacemakers
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From the Editor
When the Editorial Board pressed for this theme, I balked: “Seriously, you guys, do you really want to go this big?” They insisted that we should devote an issue to the question of meaning, with all its grandiosity and ambiguity. What evolved is a multi-faceted exploration that may leave you agape from its boldness. Writing
- February 21, 2011
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- The Question of Meaning
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From the Editor
What is Art? Why does it move us? These eternal questions are at the core of this meaty issue of KidSpirit, challenging us to consider our assumptions anew. Is music without sound Art? Is mathematics a form of Art? Is Manga an Art? “Yes!” our passionate writers argue. From our Big Question to each of
- November 16, 2010
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- Finding Your Spirit in Art
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