Contributing columnist Richard Klayman reflects on the power of nature and the influence of poetry.

“Preach went to Hollywood and did become a successful screenwriter,” reads the description of his fate at the end of “Cooley High.” So did Eric Monte. He got this movie made, not to mention that he ...

Readers reflect on salvaging what college students don’t take home. Also: Poetry that questions; the risks of self-driving trucks.

For almost a century a small cohort of private “alternative” schools have offered progressive (and occasionally kooky) ...

Sydney Frost recites Siren Song by Margaret ... Hours later, the senior from Mt. Spokane High School is crowned the state champion of Poetry Out Loud, an annual poetry recitation competition.

High-schoolers would be required to ... famous speeches from Sojourner Truth and Patrick Henry, and poetry from Maya Angelou and Robert Frost. Math classes would be required every year, with ...

Most poetry and songs for young students rhyme and have strong rhythm which helps students say and remember the words. Teachers can collaborate with the school’s librarian to find poems and ...

Bills’ Senior English classes at Paris High ... Robert Frost, all while learning essential literary elements such as rhyme scheme, meter, figurative language, symbolism, and tone. As the unit ...

“I didn’t understand the full weight of poetry and what it could do for my story” until high school, she said. She attended Mott Hall Science and Technology Academy in the South Bron ...

Attendees heard from Youth Sing Out songwriting contest first place middle and high school winners as well as the Youth Speak Out essay and poetry contest ... Mackenzie Lane Frost of Aurora ...