One day I whispered "Do you need help?” to a little girl sitting at a table where people were concentrating, as she seemed frustrated...

Our younger elementary students had what for most of them was their first taste of opera recently. Andy Truett, a tenor with the San...

Every year teachers and parents stop at this time and ask, “What’s happening? Have our children become problems overnight?” Then we...

Ollie (in the red sweatshirt) fields questions from transitional kindergartners in the library Monday. His mother, Mari, is seated next...

Our elementary school librarian, Mari Pongkhamsing, has the fun of observing children’s budding interests as they expand and develop with...

Perceptions about time change over generations. Before electricity, people spent at least half their days in the dark or candlelight....

When my dad yelled “Calm down!” he didn't mean “Find a quiet place within yourself” or “Breathe deeply.” “Calm down!” was his code for...

I was in one of the first classes at The Meher Schools. It was at a church called Saint Anselm’s in Lafayette. I was in the second...

Does your family enjoy talking about memories? Psychologists note that children construct their sense of self, or autobiography, in part...