Author’s Note: This moment, when the world has stopped spinning on its axis, presents an important opportunity to re-examine our...
What would happen if we prioritized children’s potential? That’s the question implicitly asked and explicitly answered in the recent paper...
The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel has called Dea Wright the city’s “early childhood education czar.” True to someone entrusted with czarlike power,...
Summer travel is a whole other thing when you’re a parent of young children. The rest and relaxation you’ve been...
The Founding Fathers built competition among the states into our system of government. With 50-plus laboratories for democracy, we’re bound...
The pressure to over-program kids often seems endless – so much so that a simple, old-fashioned idea has fallen to the side: Children should play. Roberta Michnick Golinkoff & Kathy Hirsh-Pasek – researchers and co-authors of “Becoming Brilliant, What Science Tells Us About Raising Successful Children” – explain their “Learning Landscapes” program, where they help local municipalities turn public spaces like bus stops into child-friendly play zones.
The United Nations has declared June 11 to be the first annual International Day of Play, calling it “a unifying...
Julie Leff can pinpoint the moment when she knew Roger Brooks was the right person to lead Facing History and...
Early Learning Nation magazine asked some of our favorite people, What’s one thing our readers can do to make the...
Art and Soul: Teaching Zuni Art Across Generations
Zuni Youth Enrichment Project Connects Renowned Artists with Students for Art and Entrepreneurship
On a recent Friday afternoon, student artists at the Zuni Youth Enrichment Project (ZYEP) were busy getting ready for an...
Daniel Mendoza makes his own paintbrushes. It may have started out as a way to save money, but it also...
All babies need attention and stimulation. What may be surprising is how little actual instruction they need. Given that the...
