Parenting & Education

You’ve probably heard it at one time or another: Most of us use only 10 percent of our brains. More factoid than fact, a claim o...

My son is six years old and I'm worried about his ability to read. He appears to be only reading a few words while some of his c...

A few weeks ago, I wrote about the value of preschool and received a flurry of responses from preschool and day-care providers a...

“Hey, Phillip… do you mind if I sit here and eat with you?” I asked.

“Sure, whatever…”

“How’s school going? Are you doing we...

A new book persuasively argues that extraordinary intelligence and talent are not genetic gifts.

David Shenk’s new book, “The...

The sand-and-water table in Barry Hoff’s classroom in the Southampton Head Start program on New York’s Long Island, used to be f...