Home Grown

Education is a big elephant to try to conquer.

I spoke to a family of two children I know about how the education levels and educational quality offered by their daycare has affected them. They thought the quality of their daycare was really great, but it came at quite a cost - literally. They worried about what they would do when the oldest was ready to go the kindergarten - the cost break of public school will be very helpful, but they are strongly considering private schooling. They think the arts and outdoor play has been immeasurably beneficial, and don't want it to leave it behind.

What can I do about it?

I hooked my interview family up with an online resource, and helped them get started on their very first project - outdoor chalkboards.

"I have found a true inspiration over at the Artful Parent. I think the projects for learning the arts at home are just delightful, and I can't wait to try more of them at home.  I think the email subscriptions from her blog will be a great way to keep the at home art projects fresh and innovative.  I have already created my own outdoor chalkboards for my little ones to create their drawings on." - Dad of two.

Of course, being a super hero,  I will next be creating a petting zoo, a working children's farm house, and tractor jungle gyms at our local Kewin Park.

Amazing at it seems, although Modesto is surrounded by farmland, many of the children have no real access to finding out about farms and farm animals. Petting zoo's can provide a wealth of opportunities for children to learn about animals.  They have a chance to learn about the different animals that they pet such as: what they eat, where and when they sleep, what types of families they live in, and so forth.  Many children learn better by actually experiencing something than by just learning about an animal in a book.  Instead of seeing pictures of animal fur, they can actually feel it.  Instead of telling them what the animal eats, they can feed it to the animal. I think Modesto would benefit greatly from a local petting zoo.

 

How I became a big flying green bird-woman.

It was crazy, really, but I didn't think so at the time...

I was boating in the Mediterranean and suddenly fell over board as I tried to photograph a nearby dolphin. Luckily, Hanna-Barbera's seldom seen Birdman came to my rescue. His base of operations was in a nearby extinct volcano.  Much like the way he revived Birdboy, he also used solar radiation to bring me back life, transferring some of his powers from the Egyptian sun god Ra to me in the process.

These powers include flight, strength, and the ability to fire solar beams from my hand, as well as to create a solar shield; unfortunately the powers fade when I am out of sunlight for a short time. I also have a weakness for any seeded bagels.

I was able to return the favor to him once in my youth (as Birdgirl), helping Birdman capture one of his archenemies, Cumulus - The Storm King. Inside the volcano, Birdman has been monitoring the Earth for trouble, and receives orders from Falcon-7, an eye-patched contact with the Inter-Nation Security agency. Apparently, Cumulus - The Storm King had managed to capture Birdman's giant purple eagle Avenger, but after creating a distraction, we were able to free him.

However, since maturing fully into my adult persona of Supreme Eagletronic, I have been busy fighting gloom and lack of inspiration right here in Modesto, CA. 

My Secret Identity

Supreme Eagletronic is not a disguise. It is who I am, while being a "professor" is what I do. Having the secret identity of a professor allows me to live a "normal life" when not fighting the lack of imagination in Modesto.

It also prevents my enemies from seeking revenge on others that I care about.

To aid in my disguise, once I was transformed into Supreme Eagletronic, I quickly bought myself a Secret Identity eye glasses kit.

After all, as their designer Matt Singer asks, I am "a Superhero seeking inconspicuous movement in the civilian world? The Secret Identity Eyeglass Kit is an ideal aid, lends 'poor vision' authenticity while providing legitimate fashion cred to any outfit."  - just what I needed!