This is Lauren Drazen's tenth year teaching Chinese at Hall High School, one of the two public high schools in West Hartford, Connecticut. Hall offers Chinese in grades 9–12, in levels I through AP.

SUMMER SCHOOL DESIGNED THROUGH THE LENSES OF STUDENTS. THAT’S THE IDEA BEHIND OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOL’S NEXT LEVEL LEARNING PROGRAM. THE PROGRAM FOCUSES ON TEACHING KIDS SCHOOL CURRICULUM WHILE KEEPING ...

Last month’s article discussed the value of following a child’s natural inclination and interests when formulating a homeschooling plan. That raises the question: Are we obligated to make learning fun ...

A lot of people talk about making learning fun. I think they have it basically wrong. When you’re having fun, you’re learning something. It could be learning something trivial – significant only in ...

For quite some time now, American educators have been pushing the idea that it is important to make learning "fun". This is a damaging concept. To understand why, just ask yourself a simple question: ...