The stakes of learning are not simply about mastering information for the sake of economic competition; they're far deeper and richer. Learning is one of the behaviors that makes us human. It is at our essence.
Michael Sigman | Posted 04.18.2012
The nation has become a self-parodic reflection of Garrison Keillor's Lake Wobegon: thanks to collusion between parents and educators, the vast majority of all private school children are virtually guaranteed to be above average.
Todd Kashdan | Posted 04.04.2012
Kids live in a world of novelty and uncertainty, and they are doing their best to figure out how to make sense of it. Teachers can help by providing some consistency.
Amanda Moreno, Ph.D. | Posted 05.29.2012
All around this country, families are trying to figure out why their small children already dread going to a place that was supposed to serve as a gentle transition to formal learning.
The Huffington Post | Loren Berlin | Posted 03.29.2012
As if the student loan debt burden wasn't troubling enough, some parents are saying, "Bring on the debt!"... even though their kids haven't even learn...
Daniel Donahoo | Posted 05.27.2012
The challenge has shifted. It is no longer useful to simply think about limiting children's exposure and access to TV or screens. We need to understand what quality digital tools are and what quality practice looks like.
Dr. Rebecca Palacios | Posted 05.14.2012
Water fascinates young children. A small bin full of water placed on a table affords hours of learning.
Posted 03.13.2012
Would you camp out in front of a school to secure your child a spot in next year's kindergarten class? Dozens of parents did just that when they li...
Lisa Guernsey | Posted 05.07.2012
We need to be preparing teachers who know time-tested methods for teaching young children but who also see new technologies as a tool for sparking a love of learning.
Melinda Wentzel | Posted 05.06.2012
Just a moment ago, my children were kindergarteners -- spindly creatures with wee arms, knobby knees and tinny voices.
Dr. Rebecca Palacios | Posted 04.09.2012
When we provide children the gift of books and language, we are providing them with imaginative experiences that are important in building a nation of creative thinkers and innovators.
The Huffington Post | Laura Hibbard | Posted 02.06.2012
Parents of a two kindergarteners at PS 189 in New York, N. Y. say a group of students 'explored their private parts' by taking off their clothes, and ...
Brandy Ferner | Posted 03.28.2012
I do realize that just as these halls have the possibility of dimming my son's light, they also have the possibility -- and actually the intention of -- brightening my son's light and of giving him confidence, coping skills and pleasant memories.
AP | TERENCE CHEA | Posted 03.14.2012
SAN FRANCISCO — California educators and childcare advocates are protesting Gov. Jerry Brown's plan to scrap a new program for children who are ...
Sam Sommers | Posted 02.29.2012
You've been lied to. Or, at the very least, misled. It's simply not true that everything you need to know about life you learned in Kindergarten.
Lisa Guernsey | Posted 01.17.2012
Amid the agitation over childhood in the digital age, two visions are battling it out.
Posted 01.09.2012
California is looking to add a new grade to its elementary schools that would place students who turn 5 between September and December in kindergarten...
Rae Pica | Posted 01.02.2012
If handwriting is no longer to be used as a form of communication but the computer is, at what age should children be learning keyboarding skills?
Posted 11.20.2011
Trying to impress your classmates with bizarre and surprising show-and-tell items is fine -- some might say it's even part of growing up. But one Miss...
Posted 11.01.2011
Flaws in the oversight of a south suburban school district's bus route caused a Richton Park 5-year-old to have a traumatic first day of kindergarten....
Faith Hope Consolo | Posted 10.15.2011
Tots adore Crocs' rainbow, plastic footwear, and the company has expanded the empire with tons of new styles, sneakers, and backpacks galore.
Sharon Duke Estroff | Posted 10.11.2011
Preparing a child for the first day of kindergarten is among the most bittersweet tasks of our parental careers.
JD Roberto | Posted 10.06.2011
We weren't really talking about death or kindergarten, we were talking about change. These two seemingly ill-matched topics were, in fact, a perfect pairing in the mind of a thoughtful five-year-old.
AP | By JENNIFER PELTZ | Posted 10.03.2011
NEW YORK -- She was teaching kindergarten at 80, but Lillie Leon wasn't ready to close the classroom door on her career. But school administrators ma...
Rae Pica | Posted 09.12.2011
There are numerous experts who tell us that standardized tests are indicative of neither intelligence nor potential. But we are a nation that insists upon quantification -- whether we like it or not, whether it's good for us or not.
Rabbi Josh Feigelson | Posted 05.01.2012