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California Boy, 13, Sets Out to Be Youngest to Conquer Mt. Everest

by Elizabeth Humphrey, Posted Apr 14th 2010 1:22PM

Jordan Romero stands at the summit of Carstensz Pyramid, Oceania's highest peak, in fall 2009. Credit: Paul Romero
While many eighth graders are busy prepping for end-of-year tests or making plans for spring dances, Jordan Romero has his eye on ...
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Boy wins National Geographic Bee

by Bethany Sanders, Posted May 25th 2008 4:00PM

Not only did 11-year-old Akshay Rajagopal win first place in National Geographic's annual geography bee this year, he answered every single question correctly in the two day contest. The sixth grader walked away with a $25,000 check, saying he was ...
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Motivation to teach your children geography (video)

by Kristin Darguzas, Posted Dec 1st 2007 10:01AM

Do you watch the TV show "Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?" I've heard promos for it on the radio, and thought it sounded fairly interesting. Also, perhaps a little terrifying. I'm kind of sure that I'm not nearly as smart as most fifth graders. ...
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2-year-old identifies more countries than you can (Video)

by Jonathon Morgan, Posted Sep 26th 2007 12:38PM

Lilly, this 23-month-old toddler, is truly a marvel. At 18 months, her family showed her where Taiwan is on a map, so she could understand where her uncle is serving a mission. From then on, Lilly started learning the location of other countries at ...
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Where do you call home?

by Roger Sinasohn, Posted Oct 27th 2006 5:01PM

Rachel Mosteller's recent post about working moms (and dads) got me thinking. I am very lucky. Quite some time ago, I bought the house I grew up in. Circumstances demanded it; I would have been just as happy to continue blowing my disposable income ...
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British kids not so good at geography

by Roger Sinasohn, Posted Oct 23rd 2006 12:31PM

National Geographic Kids magazine conducted a survey of more than a thousand British kids, ages six through fourteen, and found that one in five were unable to correctly locate the UK on a world map. Less than two thirds were able to identify the ...
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