So once againthe physical segregation of our childrenbecomes“the soft bigotry of low expectations.”But while President George W. Bush used that famous phrase to demonizeanyone who thought poverty and racism were barriers to achievement, it is actually a focus on test scores that is bigoted. We...
I vividly remember reading my first chapter book independently in first grade: it wasThe BoxCar Children, and I was immediately hooked. My dad had been readingThe Babysitter’s Club(I know, he’s adorable) to me at night for a while by then, but there was something about reading a book...
No, there is no rule for knowing when the sound of long /ē/ sound is spelled. However, first know that E-consonant-E is a very uncommon pattern. There are some common words with it (like Steve and here), but it is otherwise rarely used. What is more difficult for most children,...
then truth isn’t truth. Truth is greater than us all and comes from a source greater than us all. Focusing on deliberately teaching our children discernment will bring them closer to the real truth, so that they won’t be fooled by so many voices telling them that truth is found by go...
for the Los Angeles Public Library (LAPL). The husband of Charisse, father to 6, and doer-of-all. He is a jack of all trades. He has no idea the legacy he is leaving to his children and the community. I wrote this dedication poem for my last class of CLI, Season 11, USC ...
Emotional intelligence is at the core of a happy and meaningful life. By teaching positive character traits—like compassion and gratitude—we give our children the tools to self-motivate, build positive relationships, and effectively manage stress and w
“The very first thing I tell my new students on the first day of a workshop is that good writing is about telling the truth. We are a species that needs and wants to understand who we are.” Anne Lamott author Bird By Bird book writing ᐧteaching ᐧhonesty ᐧunderstanding concepts...
While some parents reported feeling uncomfortable about the idea of young children drawing attention to one another’s differences, Cole and Verwayne point out that the implications of racism occur when children are quite young. They cite research that documents “the ways that young children take ...
Podcast:Play in new window|Download|Embed As concerned parents know all too well, the revolution of the mind is an intergenerational project. It is more important than ever that we take back the responsibility of educating our children about history and about the way the world really works. Th...
What Students Are Telling Us About Teaching: The Dangerfield Effect This paper examines 1.) Changing perceptions about the service delivery of private college educations in terms of defining what students consider to be "respectful" and "disrespectful" teaching and 2.) The gender of the student ...