Do we say it on purpose? Do we mean it when we say it? What do children think when they hear it? Whether intentional or not, adding the...

An event from years ago when I was a classroom teacher is one that often resurfaces in various forms today: During recess, two of my...

Farmers will testify that in order for crops to be successfully raised, adequate sunlight, water, and nutrients are required. Parents...

For countless numbers of parents today, child-rearing is a struggle. One doesn’t have to look far to find parents who claim that raising...

With legions of students performing below grade level, the search for new instructional techniques is ongoing. One relatively new...

Teens are spending as much as 5 hours a day online. What they may be viewing should concern all parents.

“That little fellow over there is rocking and rolling all day every day,” the teacher commented when I stopped by her class to borrow a...

“How can something so basic be so difficult?” I lamented to a fellow classroom teacher. After several weeks of reminders and what I...

Children lie! Some lie occasionally, some more than occasionally, but all children lie. As a young mother I thought and probably said...