Growing up a latchkey kid meant learning to handle quite a lot of things on your own. Gen X was born between 1965 and 1980, which means this year they'll be turning 45 to 60 years old. As a smaller ...

Stay active, engaged, and connected to feel relevant. This article describes five ways to continue to learn, grow, and be ...

People who were kids in the 1960s learned these life lessons that are sadly rare today. They didn’t have parents who came to their rescue at the slightest sign of discomfort and were often taught the ...

Did you learn everything you needed to know in kindergarten? I sure hope not! If you learned everything you needed to know at 5 years old, you wouldn’t, in all likelihood, be reading this piece, ...

“You only learn half the things you need to know in the classroom.” When I first heard that saying, I brushed it off as something adults said to make school sound deeper than it really was. But now, a ...

Teaching isn’t just about lesson plans, grades, or classroom rules. It’s about moments that stay long after the bell rings.

A lifelong approach to learning is an integral part of becoming a successful leader. Learning—whether formalized or not—allows us to broaden our horizons, understand diverse viewpoints and open ...

At the Life Skills Lab at George Mickelson Middle School in Brookings, students with different abilities are learning ...

We don’t think of some of our significant life events as stories in the moment. It’s just life happening. It’s only later, with the benefit of hindsight and reflection, that we shape experiences into ...

On an overpass in North Portland overlooking Interstate 5, Kathryn Nock and Jordan Stokes are taking stock of the neighborhood, including nearby Harriet Tubman Middle School. “It’s kind of hard to ...