Parenting & Education

Babies only look clueless — they know a lot more than you think

Babies might seem a bit dim in their first six months of life,...

Nearly every kindergartner in Montgomery County knows how to read. That wasn't the case just five years ago in Maryland's larges...

Nearly 100 readers commented on my attack on "reform" math in the Sunday Times Opinion section of April 22. More than 93 percent...

Parents who spend hundreds of pounds on toys, books and gadgets for toddlers may be wasting their money, according to a Governme...

Fraser Mustard was in town, Adelaide’s Thinker in Residence, until the end of March this year. A Canadian doctor (surgeon) by pr...

Every secondary school should put up a separate “boys’ bookshelf” packed with spy novels and action stories to encourage more bo...