My goal in the classroom was always to make sure they were having so much fun that they didn't realize they were learning.

I come to writing the same way I come to teaching, which is that my goal is always to create life-long readers.

I'm an 18-year-old boy, and I'm having fun. I'm just not having as much fun as people make out.

It is more than just learning in the classroom ... Learning is more involved than that and more complex than that.

You can be a participating parent without ever stepping foot in the classroom. It's about working with your child at home.

You know, how much order is good? And when does order become too restrictive? Is a little bit of chaos okay, or is chaos always an evil force? I mean, these are questions that any kid who's ever been in a school cafeteria can relate to.