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 10, 2014
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 3, 2014
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...
Oct 29, 2014
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...
Oct 28, 2014
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...
Oct 23, 2014
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...
Oct 21, 2014
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...
Oct 16, 2014
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...
Oct 15, 2014
Judy Blume’s Fudge and Today's Kindergarten Expectations
Published in ChicagoNow, October 13, 2014 One of my granddaughters is reading Super Fudge by Judy Blume. Published in 1980, the book was...
Oct 13, 2014
What’s in a Name? Finding Your Roots
Pauline Rose Levey Published in ChicagoNow, October 8, 2014 At first, all we had was a name – Pauline Rose. When my father-in-law,...
Oct 8, 2014