Sep 11
Twenty-Three Years Later: Trying to Remember the Power of Community and Caring
Welcome to Cherry Preschool 2001 On this 23rd anniversary of 9/11, I’m lamenting the loss of community and caring I felt in the aftermath...
Jun 7, 2019
Why There are Fewer School Volunteers and Why it Matters
Gathering in the parking lot to celebrate the school opening Published in ChicagoNow, June 7, 2019 The early childhood program I founded,...
Dec 7, 2016
Warren Cherry: Trump or God or Obama?
Warren Cherry's portrait on the preschool wall Published in ChicagoNow, December 7, 2016 Every year for the past twenty-four years, I...
Nov 24, 2016
Thanksgiving Tribute to the Cherry Preschool Founders: There Were no Selfies Then
The Cherry Preschool founding board (two members missing) Published in ChicagoNow, November 24, 2016 When the founding board of Cherry...
Oct 26, 2016
2016 Election on November 9: We Need to Find our Common Humanity
My granddaughter in 2008 Published in ChicagoNow, October 26, 2016 Yesterday, my ten-year-old granddaughter reported her classmate was...
Oct 10, 2016
Bullying, Setting Kids on Fire, Creepy Clowns, Locker Room Talk, and Other Hated Filled Acts
These kids deserve a better world Published in ChicagoNow, October 10, 2016 This is not the world I had hoped my eight grandchildren...
Sep 11, 2016
Fifteen Years Ago: September 11 at Preschool
Welcome to preschool Published in ChicagoNow, September 11, 2016 What follows is an excerpt from my book Terribly Strange and Wonderfully...
May 11, 2016
Still Struggling to Close the Achievement Gap and Educate All Children
Preschoolers could color a worksheet about flowers… or they could explore something real Published in ChicagoNow, May 11, 2016 I adore...
Jan 25, 2016
How to Teach Science to Preschoolers
Published in ChicagoNow, January 25, 2016 When was the last time a teacher pulled you into her classroom so excited to show the work of...
Mar 25, 2015
Inclusion: A Preschool that Truly Cares About Other People’s Children
Published in ChicagoNow, March 25, 2015 Welcoming and including children with special needs has always been part of Cherry Preschool’s...