Deborah Sigel
Teaching Kids How to Deal with Failure and Frustration
From my experience doing STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) outreach and teaching kids tinkering, I have found that tinkering is a great way to teach kids how to deal with failure and frustration....
Making Hanukkah Meaningful for Your Kids
My family and I find December to be a challenging time of year. We celebrate Hanukkah, a minor 8-day Jewish holiday that celebrates our survival over assimilation to the Syrian-Greeks. We’re here because throughout...
Tips for New Vermonters from a New Vermonter
New to Vermont or thinking about moving to the state? Here are some tips for new Vermonters based on my experience moving to Vermont 5 years ago.
I moved to Chittenden County with my family...
Tinkering as a Form of Meditation for Children and Adults
I’m an artsy fartsy maker type, and I’d like to propose tinkering as a form of meditation.
I don’t do yoga.
That’s actually a lie. I took ballet and swimming as a kid. I’m super flexible...
Why It’s Important to Let Kids Take Things Apart
When I discuss inventions, I love to ask why it’s important to let kids take things apart:
"If you were to design a drill to drill into rocks on Mars, how would you know what...