Got another email from a frustrated (and furious) mom. Seems that in the first few…
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A misguided definition of success
Recently, in Diane Ravitch’s blog, I read a truly disturbing letter from a teacher who…
Who are we protecting when we ban children’s activities?
My memory is notoriously lousy. This is especially true where my childhood is concerned. I’m…
Childhood is too short to have one bad year
Lindsey Asher is manager at the Tulsa Community College Child Development Center. She and her…
Banning fun in the name of safety
I heard it on Good Morning America yesterday on my way through the living room…and…
What life lessons will kids learn from lunchtime?
Many years ago I was consulting in an elementary school in Maine. When the PE…
One of the saddest stories of 2014
I found it in in Valerie Strauss’s column in the Washington Post, with the title,…