How Educational Are Educational Apps?
Over 80,000 apps have been classified as educational, according to recent reports, and the number increases dramatically each year. How…
Reading For Fun
Do your children read for fun? A recent survey called Kids and Family Reading Report, issued by Scholastic and YouGov,…
Minding Our Mindsets
Alfred Binet, the inventor of the modern intelligence test in 1905, felt that his instrument should be used to identify…
Thinking Globally At West High School
“The goal of the International Baccalaureate Program is to prepare students to be global citizens,” says Katherine Banner, principal at…
My Own Ten Rules for Healthy Living
The humorist James Thurber once wrote a tongue-in-cheek essay entitled “My Own Ten Rules for a Happy Marriage.” Rule Two…
Why We Secretly Love Tests
By Michael K. Smith, Ph.D. “How can I say that other people also love tests? I notice how my children…
Free speech, creativity, and the revolution in videos, books, and apps
“One estimate suggests that there are 900,000 apps just for the Apple iPhone, iPod, or iPad.” Can free speech promote…
…and speaking of public speaking
Fear and confidence in public speaking By Michael K. Smith, Ph.D. “The fear of appearing foolish can only be alleviated…
How the Classical Guitar Changed My Life
By Michael K. Smith, Ph.D. I always wanted to play the guitar but I was afraid. I was scared that…
Climbing into reading
In Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, Scout complains to Atticus about her first grade teacher, Miss Caroline, who “said…
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