March is a little late

….to be getting new students. One little boy started a few weeks ago, and this is his first experience in school. He is doing pretty well, actually. He learned how to walk in a line, how to sit in the meeting area, and how to keep his hands to himself, Read More...

yank your kid out of school and other thoughts on problem-solving skills

Yesterday our bus driver, an immigrant man who is great with the kids and delightful to talk to each day, reported that on Thursday, when he got to my new student’s stop, there was no one there to collect him. The bus driver waited for ten minutes until Read More...

Fairy Tales

This month our theme is Fairy Tales and Folk Tales, and we are concentrating on one story per week. Last week’s story was “Goldilocks and the Three Bears,” and this week’s was “The Three Billy Goats Gruff.” A few lessons learned and observations noted: Read More...