- Apr 5, 2019
Quality, Not Kindergarten Redshirting, is the Problem
Published in ChicagoNow, April 25, 2019 In my long career as an early childhood program director, I have given many talks to parents of...
- Aug 17, 2018
When 47 Percent of the Entering Kindergarten Class is Not Ready, Something is Very Wrong
He's the little one getting on the bus for kindergarten Published in ChicagoNow, August 17, 2018 Another of my grandkids started just...
- Jul 25, 2018
Starting School: My Earliest School Memories Were Not So Happy
That smile vanished when I entered the school building Published in ChicagoNow, July 25, 2018 Do you remember the cloak room or folding...
- Oct 17, 2016
Donald Trump Jr.’s Advice to Women: “Go Teach Kindergarten”
Published in ChicagoNow, October 17, 2016 Apparently, the Trump men feel sexual harassment in the workplace is just part of the job. If...
- 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...
- 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. ...
- 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...