7/26/2006

Who Replaces Winerip?

Today's On Education column is the first that I've seen since Mike Winerip, the regular columnist, announced he was leaving that assignment. His replacement, for this week at least, is Clara Hemphill, who has helped turn InsideSchools.org into a powerhouse of school information on the web.

Her topic is the preschool play vs. learning debate: "while it may seem like a good thing to teach reading, writing and arithmetic as early as possible, most early childhood experts agree that play is crucial for both social and academic development (A New Meaning for ‘Play’)."

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