The thought came to me on Tuesday night, as I was sitting bolt upright against the arm of the couch, nervously biting my fingernails, my mind rapidly alternating between hope and resignation, alternately yelling at the television set and shouting with joy: there is a certain Zen to being a Cubs fan. I know –…
There’s a battle being waged in a nearby jurisdiction to save open space. It has nothing to do with building houses, roads or strip malls. This slow-growth battle is taking place along a two-mile strip of green space between the U.S. Capitol and the Lincoln Memorial. Yes, the Mall is in danger of being plowed…
Those who say teachers are piling on too much homework probably didn?t welcome a recent report compiled the Brookings Institution, a Washington think tank. The study found that most students across the nation are assigned less than an hour?s worth of homework each night. Part of the survey also found that most students in three…
Those who say teachers are piling on too much homework probably didn?t welcome a recent report compiled the Brookings Institution, a Washington think tank. The study found that most students across the nation are assigned less than an hour?s worth of homework each night. Part of the survey also found that most students in three…
Two weeks ago (Sept. 24), I bemoaned the fact that “Many voters will be more concerned about whether [school board] candidates are hausfraus who have volunteered in the schools, rather than their management skills or principles.” My focus was on whether candidates have educated themselves on important issues, questioning “the last substantive book or article…