- May 20, 2015
A Commencement Message for Incoming Kindergarten Parents: Advocate
Published in ChicagoNow, May 20, 2015 Recently, I gave a talk to a group of parents whose children are going to kindergarten this fall....
- May 4, 2015
Kindergarten Discipline: Carrots & Sticks
Will this boy survive kindergarten? Published in ChicagoNow, May 4, 2015 Back in August, my grandson started kindergarten filled with...
- Apr 13, 2015
Play Must Follow Kids from Preschool to Kindergarten
Just a box Published in ChicagoNow, April 13, 2015 Many years ago, the teachers of Cherry Preschool in Evanston, Illinois, tried an...
- Mar 17, 2015
Last Weekend’s Inappropriate Kindergarten Homework
Homework or draw Hot Lava Man? Hot Lava Man wins! Published in ChicagoNow, March 17, 2015 I really do not want to keep writing about...
- Mar 2, 2015
More Absurd Kindergarten Homework
Published in ChicagoNow, March 2, 2015 If you thought it was crazy to expect a 5-year-old who can’t read yet to do “reading...
- Feb 19, 2015
Kindergarten Homework is Absurd
The Valentine train he drew instead of the homework Published in ChicagoNow, February 19, 2015 My grandson has kindergarten homework. ...
- Jan 5, 2015
Ten #What ifs for Developmentally Appropriate Practice in Early Childhood Programs
Published in ChicagoNow, January 5, 2015 Arne Duncan, Secretary of Education and linchpin of the education reform craze, recently...
- Nov 24, 2014
Kindergarten: Creativity Triumphs Again
Published in ChicagoNow, November 24, 2014 Here’s the proverbial picture that’s worth 1,000 words, my grandson’s kindergarten worksheet...
- Nov 19, 2014
Fun and Play are Good for Kindergarten – What a Surprise
Literally constructing knowledge Published in ChicagoNow, November 19, 2014 The headline in today’s Chicago Tribune reads “Fun plays a...
- Oct 15, 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...