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Leadership -- Not Money -- Is the Answer Mar. 27, 2019
Several years ago, one of the news programs detailed a school in Kansas City that had swimming pools... Read More
'Glide Path' Lands Smoothly on Political Runway Mar. 27, 2019
On "PBS NewsHour" last month, South Bend, Indiana, mayor and likely presidential candidate Pete Butt... Read More
'Predominately' Makes Purists 'Ant'sy Mar. 20, 2019
Q: Why do some people use the adverb "predominately" instead of "predominantly"? Is this an accepted... Read More
Your Kid Goes to Yale? So What? Mar. 19, 2019
I have told the following to numerous audiences: I'm hardly a Hollywood celebrity, but almost no day... Read More
Response to Bullying Mar. 16, 2019
Dear Annie: I work in the summer at an art college, with a program for high schoolers who want to ta... Read More
Hit Pause Button on College Admissions Outrage Mar. 14, 2019
The media is baring its rancid teeth again. We have more people whose lives we can now rip apart. In... Read More
A Better School? Feb. 13, 2019
There must be a better way to keep kids interested in school than drugging them. Today, 1 in 5 scho... Read More
School's In: Why Can't We Be as Mindful as the Brits? Feb. 12, 2019
Brexit is creating a lot of bad press for Britain these days, but here's a recent headline about the... Read More
Not Separate, And Yet Unequal: The Criminalization of Black Children In Public Schools Feb. 07, 2019
By the time the four 12-year-old girls' parents released a letter last Friday detailing the events t... Read More
Comparisons Make Good Kids Feel Insecure Feb. 02, 2019
DR. WALLACE: I consider myself an average to above-average 15-year-old student, as I get mostly B's ... Read More
Catholic Schools Aren't 'Bastions of Bigotry' Feb. 01, 2019
Catholic Schools Week comes and goes the last week of January without mention here or fanfare anywhe... Read More
The Dark Place We've Grown Too Accustomed To Jan. 31, 2019
Professor Jonathan Haidt, co-author of "The Coddling of the American Mind" and one of the three peop... Read More
Don't Be Judgy about 'Backflash' Jan. 23, 2019
Some random dispatches from the Word Front, including one from the War Front: Flashback to "Backflas... Read More
Teacher Made Serious Error Jan. 18, 2019
DR. WALLACE: I know you are a former teacher and high school principal, so I'm hoping you can help m... Read More
Unlearning What We Learned Jan. 16, 2019
Good News: Anything we have learned can be unlearned. If we've been taught to lie, cheat and steal, ... Read More
What 'Caws'es Us To Say 'Crowbar'? Jan. 16, 2019
Q. What's the origin of "crowbar"? — Al Cohen, Newington, Connecticut A. A crow, a robin and a... Read More
Telling It Like It Is Jan. 12, 2019
DR. WALLACE: I'm addressing this letter to all the high school guys out there who are too shy to ask... Read More
Become 100 Percent Texan! Jan. 11, 2019
DR. WALLACE: I have a problem. Although it's not earth-shattering, I would like your comments. I'm a... Read More
Shame on Her Aunt Jan. 08, 2019
DR. WALLACE: My best friend and I are in the same English class. Even though we're friends, were hig... Read More
Boys Against Boys and Girls Against Girls Jan. 04, 2019
DR. WALLACE: Our 15-year-old daughter happens to be a very good athlete but has been denied the oppo... Read More
