When the Bullied Win
Published in ChicagoNow, October 30, 2013 Many years ago, a boy in middle school shared his anguish with me over being bullied. He was...
Oct 30, 2013
The Bullied Become the Winners
Posted in ChicagoNow, October 30, 2013 Many years ago, a boy in middle school shared his anguish with me over being bullied. He was...
Oct 30, 2013
Kids Bullied by Adults
Published in ChicagoNow, October 28, 2013 We are nearing the end of both National Bullying Prevention Month andNational Disability...
Oct 28, 2013
When Adults Bully Kids
Posted in ChicagoNow, October 28, 2013 We are nearing the end of both National Bullying Prevention Month and National Disability...
Oct 28, 2013
Mister Rogers, Doctor Seuss, & Tests
Published ChicagoNow, October 25, 2013 A friend of mine who trains Chicago public elementary school teachers how to teach reading was...
Oct 25, 2013
Too Much Standardized Testing
Published in ChicagoNow, October 23, 2013 In a letter to President Obama dated October 22, 2013, top children’s authors and illustrators...
Oct 23, 2013
No child left behind, or leave no child behind - a big difference
Published in ChicagoNow, October 23, 2013 Most of this post was printed in the Cherry Preschool newsletter in January of 2006, but it...
Oct 23, 2013
Getting Ready for Kindergarten
Published in ChicagoNew, October 21, 2013 My four-year-old grandson will be one of the youngest boys in next year’s kindergarten class. ...
Oct 21, 2013
Good Teaching is Not a Mathematical Formula
Published in ChicagoNow, October 14, 2013 After being a teacher for seven years and supervising teachers for 25 years, I still firmly...
Oct 14, 2013
A good side of ageism?
Kindness & civility may finally be yours! Published in ChicagoNow, October 11, 2013 “Can you help me, dear? I’m 90 years old and can’t...
Oct 11, 2013