For years I have been reporting on and learning from ASCD, previously the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development. Its characteristic challenge to teachers in “The Myth of Student Engagement” (inservice.ascd.org, April. 15) begins: “Each day that you enter your classroom, are you educating students? Or are you teaching at them? “Do your lessons only […]

OK, it was fun while it lasted. Actually, for many basketball fans, it wasn’t fun at all. Whether you loved them or hated them, the Miami Heat and its trio of stars ”“ LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh ”“ brought out both emotion and discussion in every NBA fan. Year four of the […]

Thumbnails:         thumb”¢nail (thum’nail’)         …2. anything quite small or brief,         as a small drawing or short essay Thumbs up to North Waterboro’s Christopher Tinkham, who has been chosen for the second time to maintain and blaze trails with the Maine Conservation Corps. This summer, Tinkham will be working on conservation […]

As Hillary Clinton prepares to run for president, she should remember the words of her husband’s campaign theme song in 1992: “Don’t Stop” by Fleetwood Mac. “Don’t stop thinking about tomorrow Don’t stop, it’ll soon be here It’ll be better than before Yesterday’s gone, yesterday’s gone” As Bill Clinton knew very well, American politics is […]

Excerpts from recent editorials in newspapers in the United States and abroad: Anniston (Alabama) Star on gun rights in America: What America needs are common-sense gun-control laws that respect both sides of the argument and do whatever’s necessary to thwart preventable gun-related violence. Last Friday, a young man in an upscale California community killed six […]

The time has come to consider major trade-offs. The Ukraine crisis is turning out to have far wider implications than whether that country leans more toward to Russia or the European Union. In seeking to show Russian President Vladimir Putin that they disapprove of his takeover of Crimea and his efforts to undermine the Ukrainian […]

Lethal force” is not a phrase typically associated with the death of a family pet, but unfortunately, the majority of shootings in most U.S. police departments involve animals ”“ and usually dogs, according to the Associated Press. In 2011, a study was conducted by a University of Illinois center and some nonprofits, including the National […]