An elementary school teacher high fives a student. Perhaps above all, a great elementary school teacher needs patience and compassion—but there are many other skills that are essential to teaching ...

“I need you to pick up your toys.” “Have you picked up your toys?” “Why haven’t you picked up your toys yet?” “Do you need a consequence? I just asked you to pick up the toy!” “I need you to pick up ...

The red and blue divide is fast becoming a chasm. Ideologically, Democrats and Republicans are farther apart than at any time in the past 50 years, according to research from Pew. Some even fear that ...

I recently had the opportunity to compare the difference in listening skills between my 7-year-old niece and a grown adult (my sister). My niece won. My niece told me exactly what I had said in a ...