You don’t need to venture into the Old West or shutte into space to be a pioneer.  These Top 12 pioneers in education have explored much rougher terrain to shape modern learning.Horace Mann (1796-1859) Pioneer of American Public School EducationHorace Mann grew up in a time when education was not easily obtained for those that lived [...]

There are no rules when it comes to teaching your baby. Well, okay, maybe just one rule: make sure to keep it fun. Better not to teach anything than to bring stress to your relationship, whether through the preparation you impose on yourself or the discipline you impose on your child.There is another important issue [...]

I started playing ball at Rice one year before Larry.  My last known playing size was 6′3″ 245 lbs;  Larry was listed at 5′11″ and 210 lbs.  We were both fast and reckless on the field, talented, gifted, fundamentally sound, and strong.  One of us made it pro, the other one didn’t. When I was 4, my brother [...]