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“Playful” and “energetic” can describe both a puppy and a young child. Both enjoy toys, running and being close to the ones they love. An estimated 70 percent of school aged children have pets, making contemporary American children more likely to live with a pet than with both parents. It’s not surprising that many young children describe their pets as family members and confidants.

Professor Nancy Hertzog, director of the University of Washington’s Robinson Center for Young Scholars, will answer questions about opening access to gifted education during a YouTube Live conversation hosted by the UW College of Education on January 25.

“You are never going to find the right time.”

This one idea changed Rebeca Ambriz Olivera’s thoughts on pursuing a master’s in teaching.

“If you want to go back to school, just do it,” her mentor told her. “Apply, and you can just take one class each semester, but you’re going to have to do it.”

Ambriz Olivera had been stuck in a pattern of “maybe next year” since completing her bachelor’s degree in 2011 in her late 20s — and with good reason.

An article offering middle school math teachers strategies to engage all students while maintaining rigor co-authored by the University of Washington College of Education’s Katherine Lewis has received the Linking Research and Practice Outstanding Publication Award from the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Research Committee.