Peering over my laptop, I see a few dozen nonfiction books lining the edge of my desk. Disparate in quality and content, they all have one thing in common: They want me to learn something. As an ...

One-on-One is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available on iPhone, Apple TV, Android TV, Android smartphones, Amazon Fire TV, Amazon Fire Tablet, Roku, Samsung Smart TV, and Vizio ...

Whether they’re humans, supernatural creatures, heroes, or villains, fully developed characters drive narratives. The art of character development is essential to crafting characters that audiences ...

Judy Garland’s famous line as Dorothy, “Toto, I’ve a feeling we’re not in Kansas anymore,” shows how an actor’s exceptional performance of a character can become memorable and timeless. Character ...

The “science of reading” movement is sweeping through state legislatures. Over the past several years, more states have passed laws or implemented other policies requiring schools to use ...

Programs to help students discern their vocation or calling are gaining prominence in higher education. According to a 2019 Bates/Gallup poll, 80% of college graduates want a sense of purpose from ...

Will chatbots that can generate sophisticated prose destroy education as we know it? We hope so. New York City’s Department of Education recently banned the use of ChatGPT, a bot created by OpenAI ...

Ellen Galinsky has been on a seven-year quest to understand what brain science says about how to better teach and parent adolescent children. The past few years have seen advancements in our ...

A North Carolina teacher tells students that killing all black people is on her bucket list if she only has 10 days to live. The principal of a middle school in Brooklyn, N.Y., promotes learning a ...