My mind keeps returning to those in Texas who died of carbon monoxide poisoning in a effort to get warm this past February. Relatives hold the electric company, city, and police responsible – and I agree there should be…
Rebecca LocklearMay 3, 2021
At my last writing workshop for adults, I began by sharing four issues students (grades 6-12) have when writing academic papers and a few things I do to address those concerns. Perhaps some of these ideas will help with your…
Rebecca LocklearMarch 14, 2021
A teacher from Oregon asked what history-related books my family used for reading aloud after dinner. A short list follows for grades 3-6. I’m choosing oldies but goodies, but there are many other wonderful books out there today. Ancient…
Rebecca LocklearJanuary 8, 2021
“Book by Redmond educator explores 400th anniversary of Mayflower landing” By David Jasper, The Bulletin, Bend, Oregon This article explains how I came to write the unit study called The Mayflower at Cape Cod---among other things! I think you will…
Rebecca LocklearNovember 28, 2020
Mayflower enthusiasts! For interesting reads, see these articles by Dr. Peter Wood. 1) "America wasn’t founded on slavery in 1619, but on Pilgrims’ ideals in 1620" By Peter Wood New York Post, November 7, 2020 https://nypost.com/2020/11/07/america-wasnt-founded-on-slavery-but-on-pilgrims-ideals/ I am quoted in…
Rebecca LocklearNovember 28, 2020
"New Books for Young Readers Tell the Mayflower Story" by Debra Lawless Cape Cod Chronicle, September 4, 2020 It's such a pleasure (and really an honor) to be in an article with children's author Marian Carlson. Her new book titled,…
Rebecca LocklearOctober 14, 2020
These days, when getting on a plane, I greet the people squished up next to me, but then get out a book and read. I can talk nonstop so this is really a test for me. That said, one time…
Rebecca LocklearOctober 9, 2020
July 2020 News Blast by Beth Lambright, Governor, Oregon Society of Mayflower Descendants Many of you may have seen the Mayflower Quarterly last month and Oregon Society of Mayflower Descendants member Rebecca Locklear’s…The Mayflower at Cape Cod curriculum for grades…
Rebecca LocklearAugust 30, 2020
This essay is HUGELY interesting! A friend of mine works for an outdoor education organization that arranges wilderness backpacking adventures for students. I asked if he would write about his experiences being a wilderness instructor in the era of COVID19.…
Rebecca LocklearAugust 25, 2020
Book Review Exploring the U.S. Life-Saving Service 1878-1915 17 Student Workshops with 120 Activities by Rebecca Locklear Reviewed by Debbie Allyn Jett, Editor, The Journal of the U.S. Life-Saving Service Heritage Association, Vol. 21, No. 1 2020 What a unique…
Rebecca LocklearAugust 23, 2020
What do you think of Kenya and their solution to cancel K-12 school for the 2020-2021 school year? For the U.S. this is a hypothetical question since cancelling K-12 school will never happen. I suspect the main reason would be…
Rebecca LocklearAugust 18, 2020
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