One kid's adventures on Planet Earth
Konnichiwa! I’ve been learning Japanese on my own for three years and today I’m going to tell you tools you’ve never heard of before that are VITAL to learning a foreign language well. And it won’t cost you much at all! Click here to watch the corresponding video! The first time I went to Hawai‘i... Continue Reading →
As promised on my Nix The Norm YouTube channel (http://bit.ly/MyHomeschoolSpace), here are the links to the great things I have in my homeschool space that keep me inspired and loving learning. Check them out! They make great gifts, too! For learning about electricity and circuits: Snap Circuits Light Snap Circuits Green Very cool science experiments:... Continue Reading →
With the new school year upon us, kids might be having a hard time convincing themselves that reading books like Great Expectations and Julius Caesar might actually teach them something they can use. How about reading something that will absolutely, undoubtedly help them in life instead? More than ever before, it's apparent that kids should... Continue Reading →
Swimming with dolphins is a bucket list experience that many people would enjoy. While doing so, it may even be tempting to swim close for a selfie or grab a fin for a ride; with dolphins’ constant pleasant facial expressions that mimic a human smile, it is easy to think they will not mind. But... Continue Reading →
When I watched Reshma Saujani’s interview on Fox Business's The Maria Bartiromo Show about her book, Brave, Not Perfect, I felt inspired by what she was saying about this movement against sexism. So I decided to buy the book. Imagine my surprise when I realized I already owned one of her books, Girls Who Code,... Continue Reading →
Today I reached into the fridge and grabbed ReaLemon lemon juice. Setting it on the counter, I saw it said that it was 100% lemon juice. I was satisfied about that until I noticed that under it, in very tiny print, it said, "With added ingredients." Wait - what? I looked at it again to... Continue Reading →
Many of my friends' parents were going to work and NOT GETTING PAID during the government shutdown. It was hurting their families a lot. So I made my second parody and posted on YouTube live on Friday and within only hours of posting it, the government reopened! Try to tell me that wasn't a coincidence!... Continue Reading →
I have a lot of friends whose parents are going to work and NOT GETTING PAID. It's hurting their families so much. So I thought this NONPARTISAN parody might get Congress and the President to find a way to end this shutdown. If we all sing it LOUD ENOUGH, maybe they'll listen. So please sing... Continue Reading →
For English class last year, I had to make up 10 new words with suffixes, prefixes, and roots derived from a list of Latin and Greek roots. Honestly, I'm not sure exactly what they were trying to teach us in this assignment. But I gave it a shot, and I made up some pretty funny... Continue Reading →
