Do Children Have a Right to Play?
The title of this post may sound absurd. Of course, children should play; it need not be a “right,” as defined in law, but it...
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Nicholas Tampio: Let the Children Play This Summer, Not Catch Up on “Learning Loss”
Nicholas Tampio, a professor of political science at Fordham University, wrote recently in the Washington Post that children need a break, not academic pressure, this...
Nancy Bailey: Seven Concerns for Public Schools This Year
Nancy Bailey is hopeful that 2021 will bring a new agenda for public schools and their students and teachers. All are worried about the pandemic...
John Thompson: What Teachers Should Do When Schools Re-Open
John Thompson, historian and retired teacher in Oklahoma, followed the debate about what to do “after COVID,” and he shares his wisdom here. I’ve been...
Doyle and Sahlberg: After the Pandemic, Children Need to Play
William Doyle and Pasi Sahlberg have a proposal for what children should do after the pandemic: Play. They write at CNN.com: When the novel coronavirus...
The Snow Day Letter That Went Viral
The first snow storm of the season raged up the Eastern seaboard! Students thought they might have a snow day, but in some districts, the...
Nancy Bailey: Children Are Suffering Anxiety and Depression at Record Rates
Nancy Bailey writes here about the stress on children that is contributing to alarming rates of stress, anxiety and depression. Certainly the anxiety caused by...
Teachers: Why Not Shift to Outdoor Learning?
A group of New York City teachers argue in The New York Daily News that the best way to restart the schools, especially for young...
Doyle and Sahlberg: Reopen Schools with a Golden Age of Play!
William Doyle and Pasi Sahlberg have reimagined the school: Let the children play! They are the authors of a new book with that title. They...
David Berliner: Kids Missing School? Don’t Worry.
David Berliner, one of our nation’s most eminent researchers, advises parents not to worry that their children are “falling behind.” School is important. Instruction is...