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Teachers Fired at Cedar Falls

Cedar Falls school superintendent Frances Gallo has decided to deal with the ineffectiveness of the local high school by firing its entire faculty and staff. Not a cool [...]

Watch Out for Caillou's English

My four-year-old granddaughter is quite a talker. Except for the th sound and a few irregular verb endings, her spoken English is quite good. That’s why I was disconcerted recently when I heard her say “Me and my daddy went to the library.”

Pronouns Have Case

Nothing screams lack of education more loudly than saying “Me and Harry went to the zoo,” and “Send the invitation to Sally and [...]

ABC Book, Mischief or Meanness?

In some contexts the word mischief can mean “serious calamity” or “evil intent,” for example, criminal mischief.

When the word occurs in the title of an ABC book, one would expect it to mean [...]

Choosing a Notebook for Classwork

The variety of notebooks available to children these days is bewildering. Some are better suited to schoolwork than others. In the interest of good study habits, the choice should probably not be left entirely to the preference of the [...]