In 2022, coding and computational thinking are increasingly important tools that allow kids to engage with a high-tech society and each other, and to realize their own potential. Marina Umaschi Bers, ...

We all have a set of values (strongly-held beliefs) that influence how we behave. Parents play an important role in determining what those values are going to be for their children. Different parents ...

American education is in the midst of a crisis — something concerned parents all over the country know well. Far more complex and troubling than today's declining test scores, the K-12 crisis involves ...

They are like partially filled vessels that each of us have the opportunity to fill. What we put into each of them is what makes a difference — for better or for worse — in their lives. To me, ...

In the new book Beyond Coding: How Children Learn Human Values Through Programming, Tufts professor Marina Umaschi Bers argues that schools can teach computer coding in ways that develop character as ...

In the new book Beyond Coding: How Children Learn Human Values Through Programming, Tufts professor Marina Umaschi Bers argues that schools can teach computer coding in ways that develop character as ...

For the past few decades, education has taken on a much larger role in students’ lives than just teaching reading, writing and arithmetic. Over the years parents have abdicated a number of teaching ...

PUNE: India’s education landscape has entered a new moment, and it feels different from the familiar race for marks and ...

Teaching values like honesty, empathy, respect, and determination by age 10 helps children build a strong foundation for their future. Children learn best through observation, so consistently modeling ...