In the Broadway musical My Fair Lady, protagonist Eliza Doolittle exclaims: “Words, words, words—all I get is words! I get words all day!” Her comment describes the ideal... read more

In the award-winning novel Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles, ten-year-old Comfort Snowberger is counseled by her great uncle Edisto to “Open your arms to life! Let it... read more

This summer, parents with kids at home probably rediscovered the number of times per day their children can ask a variation of “why?” Most parents begin answering with the best... read more

School can be an environment of “every person for him- or herself,” and not just on the elementary school playground. According to Vicki Zakrzewski of UC Berkeley, “testing... read more

As we return to the classroom, with the new school year comes the chance to implement a new curriculum. This year, why not take a leap and try a customized curriculum? A... read more

In elementary school, the end of each school year was marked by a big all-grade field trip to which the entire grade looked forward all year. Whether we visited the zoo in... read more