Here in Washington, I hear military planes flying overhead now and again. As we hunker down after the terrorist attacks and ask ourselves what’s really important in life, many of us come up with the ...

As students in the Fort Worth Independent School District wrap up their last week of school, Superintendent Karen Molinar revealed details about how classroom lessons will be structured upon their ...

Elementary school is very important in every child’s psychological development, we never stop learning life lessons, but in this article, we focused on 10 life lessons learned in elementary school.

Is it possible to teach children gratitude? And, with so many other competing priorities in the classroom, why would a teacher use valuable time on such lessons? New research suggests that five, ...

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For the three people on the planet who care about Game of Thrones, but who have not yet watched Sunday’s season 5 finale, I’ll attempt to refrain from spoiling anything. Let’s just say that if Jon ...

Reading, writing, and arithmetic are considered the important academic building blocks in one’s formative years. Swimming lessons are not essential – at least not in most schools. They should be.