3 Skills + 1 Passion

For young people to achieve success in their career, it is no longer enough to have a college degree. New … More

Why Young Kids Should Learn to Use Dangerous Things

A friend recently posted on Facebook a picture of her three young children helping their dad build a deck. The … More

Unlike consumer products, parenting comes without instructions or guarantees. We all want our children to grow up happy, healthy, successful, … More

Once again, I offer an article from NPR’s This I Believe. Jon Carroll started at the San Francisco Chronicle editing … More

The Race to Nowhere is a film that will make you think deeply about what a good education looks like. … More

Cheri Lucas, a journalist in the San Francisco Bay Area, is a writing aide at Corte Madera Middle School in … More

1. Not Everybody Gets A Trophy Somewhere along the line we became a society that preached instant gratification. Like a … More

Protection and provision are not enough. “Here’s the paradox: If we protect our children too absolutely, we actually end up … More

“Unfortunately, many of today’s teenagers make no meaningful contribution to their families. They have nothing more to contribute to the … More

I recently read this piece about teaching on a colleague’s blog called Second Drafts. Unfortunately, I see myself in this. … More

Shaping Your Future Worker By: Ken Canfield Don’t you wonder – and worry – about your child’s future career path? … More