“When I was in high school, I worked my entire way through,” he said. “You’re telling me that kids who stay at home instead of going to work at Burger King, McDonald’s during the summer ...

An hour or two each week grappling with wood planks or mixing batter can leaven a long and monotonous school day. Second, kids learn from physical work just as they do from mental labor ...

At an elementary school in Hutchinson ... to question why their children were not getting more explicit instruction. Then last fall, “Sold a Story” scrutinized the work of Professor Calkins ...