*If you were the United States education secretary, what is the first thing you would do to change the American school system?* What is education for? In my view, it is to enable all students to understand the world around …Read More »

The recent book, /Howl Like a Wolf! /by Kathleen Yale, makes an excellent resource and example for the whole child concept: make learning physical. Targeted to children 6 to 9, the amply illustrated book takes 15 different animals ranging in …Read More »

In Australia teachers resist mandates to eliminate play in order to “not waste valuable learning time.” The push towards more structured learning in Western Australia early years school classrooms, especially in pre-primary, has alarmed teachers and experts who are increasingly …Read More »