- Nov 23
Common Core Testing for Dogs and Cats
Published in ChicagoNow, November 17, 2014 I’m not making this up. In the print version of Scientifics Direct, a very nice catalog of...
- Nov 23
What Do You Believe In? Ask “The Little Preschool That Could”
Published in ChicagoNow, November 13, 2014 The seeds of what Cherry Preschool of Evanston, Illinois, believes in were present from the...
- Nov 23
12 Picture Books 4 to 8 Year Olds Should Read
Published in ChicagoNow, November 10, 2014 This is National Young Readers Week – a perfect time to post my feelings about the demotion of...
- Nov 23
Another Frozen Winter on the Way — Let’s Make Sure the Kids get to Move
Cartoon by Marcia Liss Published in ChicagoNow, November 3, 2014 If you think 2014 was the “winter of our discontent,” just wait to see...
- Nov 23
Taking the Road Less Traveled: The Founding of Cherry Preschool
Published in ChicagoNow, October 29, 2014 The first Cherry Preschool was born in 1990. It existed on a scrap of paper hidden in a drawer...
- Nov 23
A Test No One Wants to Give but Everyone has to Take
Photo by Anthony Quinn Published in ChicagoNow, October 28, 2014 Suppose a new children’s cereal came on the market. Its manufacturer...
- Nov 23
Remembering Halloween Traditions Across Generations
Lots of $$$ choices at Pottery Barn Kids Published in ChicagoNow, October 23, 2014 I’m having a hard time remembering much about...
- Nov 23
To the Parent of the Shy Kindergartener
Cartoon by Marcia Liss Published in ChicagoNow, October 21, 2014 Since when did shyness in a 5-year-old become something requiring...
- Nov 17
Inequality, Poverty, and the Educational Reform Movement
Published in ChicagoNow, October 16, 2014 How can a brilliant man who received a rigorous education at a private school and graduated...
- Nov 17
Teaching Science to Young Learners
Published in ChicagoNow, October 15, 2014 I’m no expert on teaching science to kindergarteners, but in over 30 years as an early...