It’s not breaking news that I believe there should be a University course entitled “Calvin & Hobbes for Future Teachers”, and that it should be[…]
This column started with a desire to share a quick plug for a fun little book I recently encountered. Before I could find an appropriate[…]
“My grandkids cannot read or write cursive. What is your opinion on teaching or not teaching cursive writing in school?” The e-mail, from my friend[…]
When it comes to technology, the question is not “should we use it?” The pertinent questions, at any level, are always “what do we want[…]
Discussing the educational pros and cons of charter schools in isolation is one thing. We’ve done that in this space before, in what I hope[…]
If one visits the website of Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan, one is almost instantly hit with a banner containing 4 facts about Calvin[…]
To my continued surprise and delight, this topic of split classes and country schools has taken on a life of its own in terms of[…]
Occasionally I wonder about one room schoolhouses. Most of us know nothing about them first hand, and only a shrinking minority of us remember the[…]
In the past two columns, we’ve had fun with an anecdote centered on Marilyn vos Savant and we’ve taken a related side trip into teaching/encouraging[…]
Previously in this space, we had some fun recalling an anecdote involving one of Marilyn vos Savant’s long-ago columns and connecting it to one of[…]