Rick: Ashley, do students need to learn “mere facts”? Twenty years ago, in a 2006 TIME Magazine cover story on “How to Bring Our Schools Out of the 20 th Century,” the then-dean of Stanford University ...

Geography is a way of thinking, of asking questions, and of observing and appreciating the world around us. It gives us tools we need to move about in the world, to make wise decisions about our ...

It takes a lot to get a story on TV: research, interviews and getting video to go with the story. A seventh grade class is creating a newscast by turning their lessons into a news report. Students in ...

Do you know your geography enough to speed through this quiz?

I believe so strongly in the importance of our children having a global perspective– knowing the world is so much more than about them, their neighborhood, and their country. I’ve found over 30 fun ...

We all had to learn geography in school. Memorizing capitals, tracing rivers on maps, and trying to remember which mountain was taller than the other. Let’s hope that all the knowledge stuck and ...