Author Anita K Newman loves teaching little kids music
Leah JonesEpisode Description
This week author and retired teacher Anita K. Newman sat down with Leah to talk about her new children's book Clark the Colorblind Chameleon, illustrated by Asha Hossein. We also talk about her love of teaching kids through music, taking voice lessons as a lifelong learner, and finding time to get two additional degrees while teaching!
Clark the Colorblind Chameleon will be published on May 24, 2022.
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Anita 0:01 My name is Anita K. Newman, and my favorite thing is singing with children-- teaching children through music.
Announcer 0:10 Welcome to the Finding Favorites podcast where we explore your favorite things without using an algorithm. Here's your host, Leah Jones.
Leah Jones 0:23 Hello, and welcome to Finding Favorites. I'm your host, Leah Jones. It is Easter Sunday. Also, the second full day of Passover. Also, it is somewhere in the month of Ramadan. So there are a lot of holidays converging this weekend, which is really special. I hope no matter which holiday you celebrate, you found meaning in it -- you had a nice meal or you had a meaningful fast. This week on the podcast, we are talking to Anita K. Newman. She is an author, a retired teacher -- I want to find some of her former students. I want to find the kids in Boston, who grew up singing her dinosaur musicals, and didn't know until they were an adult that everyone didn't sing dinosaur musicals.
Leah Jones 1:14 You'll hear more about it in the podcast, but if any of you knew Ms. Newman teaching in Worcester, Massachusetts, put 'em in touch -- I want these stories. It was a fun conversation with Anita; her children's book comes out at the end of May, and you'll hear more about that. I've started physical therapy a couple months, couple of weeks ago. I'm trying to get stronger as I recover, continue to recover, from chemotherapy and radiation. My doctor said I'm not bouncing back like she expected, so I also have more tests lined up to make sure there's nothing else hidden and wrong with me.
Leah Jones 2:02 That's just a winter of -- the winter of my recliner might be what happened to my core muscles combined with the chemotherapy, but I'm doing physical therapy, I'm trying to get stronger. I'm trying to regain my strength, regain my strength mostly. Other than that, I got my second booster. As someone who was is a cancer patient, I was eligible for a second booster, so I have now had four Pfizer shots. Really didn't have any side effects from this fourth one, I had kind of a lump in my arm, but that was about it. So, if you are eligible for a booster, go for it, get it. I'm not a medical doctor, I can't really give you advice on it. But if you can, if you're eligible, I definitely suggest it. And with that, wear your mask, wash your hands, and keep enjoying your favorite things.
Leah Jones 3:24 Hello, and welcome to Finding Favorites. I'm your host, Leah Jones. And this is the podcast where we get recommendations without using an algorithm. I am so pleased this evening to be joined by author Anita K. Newman. She has taught in Massachusetts, in Rome, kindergarten, first grade, bilingual. She is an opera singer, she has a master's degree in School Psychology, she's also a labor law attorney. She has done it all and this spring is celebrating the publication of the book "Clark the Colorblind Chameleon," which I'm very excited to learn more about -- Anita, how are you doing this evening?
Anita 4:10 I am doing really well for my first podcast.
Leah Jones 4:13 Yay. How exciting.
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