. My friend, colleague and hero Peter Gray, a psychology professor and author of “Free to Learn” (one of my…
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UPDATE: TAG HAS BEEN REINSTATED! HERE’S A NOTE FROM THE SCHOOL DISTRICT ON ITS WEBSITE! District responds to concerns about…
See the story below this one, about a dad whose kids were seized because he let them stay home alone…
Just two days after the British Columbia Supreme Court ruled that a social worker was allowed to insist an 8…
This extremely helpful post comes from Rachel Howe, a writing teacher and mom in South Philly, where she started the…
Oct. 17 and 18 I’ll be speaking at the amazing Battle of Ideas in London. The weekend’s wide-ranging topics include…
. Our culture SAYS we want to raise independent, problem-solving, self-reliant young people. We even have groups like the Scouts…
Usually I don”t have the patience to watch an 8-minute video, but this one fascinated me: . The two families…
An 8 year old cannot stay home alone, even for two hours after school, British Columbia’s Supreme Court just ruled.…
A bunch of you sent me this CNN piece about the hidden dangers (every TV producer’s favorite kind!) of hand…