(Do to the dramatically shifting landscape of education and schools I am gearing my posts for awhile towards parents, many of whom are now thrust into the ro...

Legislators are putting pressure on students, teachers and parents for ever increasing student academic performance to the exclusion of almost all else. I be...

No matter how interesting the subject matter, teaching children new material effectively can be tricky business. Teachers have their lesson plans and know th...

I firmly believe that all children are put on this planet for a positive purpose; that each one has a gift that our society needs for its betterment. This is...

If it weren’t so sad, I’d laugh out loud every time I hear that schools need to find a way to get more children, especially girls, interested in the sciences...

It seems to me that there is a lot less reading out loud – especially in groups - than there used to be in elementary school classes. I am not sure that is a...

I still laugh when I pull out an old picture of my sister and her cousin when they were both between the ages of two and three. There they were, sitting in a...

As I watch another school year start and see the children pouring off the buses to go into their school, I wonder - how does that child view the school and w...

Sometimes the most radical school reform that would be helpful for children doesn’t take place in the school. It takes place in the house. A child’s learning...

If the state of Florida is serious about helping each child succeed in school and reaching their full potential as an adult, it needs to conduct business rad...

Sometimes children will say seemingly ridiculous things. It is what separates teaching from a boring office job. Another word for “ridiculous,” however, can ...