“Supporting” our little ones in their creative endeavors can be done in many ways that are equally gratifying to the child. Because of the time and money involved, publishing his/her raw work publicly is extr
Creative writing is a challenge for many students, often because they can’t come up with anything to write about. That’s why we love picture writing prompts. Each one sparks the imagination and helps young writers jump right into crafting a story to match. We rounded up a whole collection...
After trying many times they were finally able to lift the whale into the water. Everyone cheered when it headed out to sea. It swam out about a mile and then disappeared for a moment under the sea. Then, in what looked like a jump of joy, it rose high above the water—a thank-...
Finally, to be truly annoying, something has to persist for an uncertain period of time.A fight that's delayed an hour is a bother, but tolerable, so long as it really is just an hour. A fight that's delayed and delayed and delayed, with no explanation and no end in sight, is ...
Stuff of fantasy and science-fiction that let my mind stray from reality. Stuff that kept my imagination alive while I was being forced to learn multiplication and the names of countries. Of course, my teachers encouraged me to keep reading, as long as I wasn’t doing the reading in the...
who chews gum when she’s not supposed to and delights in her smelly lunches. But he was judged the same way Agatha May is, with eye rolls from kids and frustrated tones from teachers. Agatha May isn’t given any labels in the book, but it’s fair to say that her brain works a ...
YARDENI: Well, that’s because, you know, maybe the politicians use that as an excuse as like, we can go ahead and increase entitlement programs and not being tested them and not worry about all these pensioned — you know, I mean, school teachers are basically on strike in some states...
This year, I finally ended up writing a story with an animal in the lead role. I started out with a human child, but–no matter what perspective I brought to the story–it felt like trying to fit the proverbial round peg into the square hole. I knew what I wanted the story to be...
Note to Professor Mankiw: From a statistical perspective, perhaps another example from a pool of candidates greater than three (living former US Presidents) or one (the most recently retired President) might be more suitable, informative and tad a less political. That choice tainted an otherwise ...
It took years of work ___【5】(reduce) industrial pollution and clean the water. Finally, that hard work paid off and now the water in the river is___【6】(clean) than ever. Maybe you are facing an impossible situation. Maybe you have a habit ___【7】 is driving your family craz...