Is your child sleep deprived?

Last night about midnight, while I wasn’t sleeping, I remembered this piece that I wrote a couple of years back … Continue reading Is your child sleep deprived?

Catching up on my reading

Actually, I’m catching up on writing about my reading. In the two months since my hand surgery and my move … Continue reading Catching up on my reading

Resilience is a survival skill, something we need to cultivate in ourselves and our children. The Martian by Andy Weir … Continue reading Seeing failure as our teacher

Low income children suffer stresses that would buckle our knees and yet we expect them to learn and grow and … Continue reading Reading is antidote to toxic stress of childhood poverty

Originally posted on Creative by Nature:
“The best schools keep their eye on the prize—the kids—not just whether they are pleasing higher… Continue reading Invest in Children, Not Testing. It’s That Simple.

This was originally published in the Nevada Appeal on January 9, 2006. I’m re-posting it here in honor of kindergarten … Continue reading “You might be a kindergarten teacher if…”

I feel a sea change coming on, a paradigm shift, or maybe I’m realizing just how old I am. I’m … Continue reading Moving on…

Kids and books are a hard-to-beat combination when it comes to closing the achievement gap. Click to read today’s Nevada Appeal … Continue reading Summer reading has long-lasting impact on kids

The Day We Met: A Novel by Rowan Coleman This book moved me in a way that is hard to … Continue reading Love remembers us