Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving

Gratitude is the best attitude.  Author Unknown

College Admission is going to be off enjoying family and food until next Monday. We hope you are, too. In the meantime, here's some turkey trivia to share around the dinner table. For example, did you know that for the colonists and Native Americans, turkey was not the bird of choice on the menu? It's believed they actually served deer, rabbit, lobster, seal and swan. This year, however, close to 50 million turkeys will be eaten. That might not have happened, though, if Benjamin Franklin had had his way -- he wanted the turkey to be the national bird of the United States of America.  Okay, enough already!  We hope you savor your Thanksgiving turkey, your family, and all the blessings of your life this year.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Gratitude is the best attitude. ~Author Unknown Guess what! Just like college admission has its myths and urban legends, so does the story of Thanksgiving .  Here, from one of our favorite education writers, the Washington Post's Valerie Strauss, some myth-busting --  the Pilgrims actually ate venison, not turkey? -- and a collection of fun facts --  1.1 billion pounds of pumpkin are produced each year!?! Eat some pie!