Who Knows

When I helped my son with his college essay, I realized what he needed wasn’t tips and tricks to look like “the perfect applicant” — it was space to uncover his authentic story.

That inspired this new project of Who Knows, LLC: a College Application Essay Writing Workshop in Portchester. Over four small-group sessions (Sept 3, 8, 10 & 15, 7–8:30 PM), students will get past writer’s block, expand their ideas, learn to craft their story to make an impact, and leave with a strong draft. Pilot cost: $285. Led by Wendy K. Mages, poet, author, and professor at Mercy University.

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I learned about Jane Elliott's teachings almost 2 decades ago. At the time, I was a new teacher, and on a whim I decided to give her a call. Amazingly, she picked up the phone and had an extended conversation with me and gave me the advice I sought. She is amazing, she is real, she is generous, and she has a message for all of us.

Blue eyes, brown eyes: What Jane Elliott's famous experiment says about race 50 years on Jane Elliott wanted to teach her third graders an important lesson about race and equality. Nearly 50 years later, she's still teaching.

Carol Dweck Explains The 'False' Growth Mindset That Worries Her The woman behind growth mindset wants to set the record straight on what her research is really asking parents and educators to do.

Tip #3: Promote Mathematical Practices. Like my dad did for me, I shower my son with Mathematician Love. That’s when the person helping you believes in you so much that he holds you hostage until you show you’ve learned it. He is willing to wait as long as it takes for you to do it, because he knows you can. You could be nine yea