Scott Sherman, a teacher at Earl D. Taft Elementary School, sees his kindergarten students come in with well-developed thumbs from playing with electronics, but says they have difficulty gripping a ...

Before you tell me “I’m not one of those people,” hear me out for a second. Yes, a journal can be a diary in which you share your innermost thoughts and feelings. And yes, that can be a great way to ...

Writing well isn’t easy. In fact, it’s “hard work,” said William Zinsser, author of On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction. “A clear sentence is no accident. Very few sentences come ...