Having had a musical education myself, I found Laura Stevenson's explanation of her adjustment to a cochlear implant very informative.
What patience is required for a mother to help a child who has received a CI to learn to hear.
Hannah Sorila is a writer and community organizer who aims to align intention and impact...
GUILFORD-So Trump has been elected - again. If last time was bad, this time will...
The writers note that they originally sent this letter to their congregation. "We offer it...
WESTMINSTER WEST-Thank you to David Brooks for clearly saying in his Nov. 8 New York...
The Windham Southeast School District (WSESD) School Board continues to respond to sexual misconduct claims against former Brattleboro Union High School English teacher Robert “Zeke” Hecker. In a Viewpoint in The Commons [“No more secrecy,” Viewpoint, Aug. 11], Mindy Haskins Rogers exposed a pattern of Hecker's behavior with students, both in and out of the classroom, and material from a 2009 Brattleboro Police Department investigation. That inquiry uncovered and quoted from a letter from Hecker to a survivor where he...
Back in 1932, when Donald B. Watt created the Experiment in International Living, he started a new trend in education. His belief that experience is the best teacher resulted in the idea of sending students abroad in order to learn firsthand about people and places instead of simply reading about them in a classroom setting. Today, the term “experiential education” captures exactly what Watt had in mind when he created one of the premier educational exchange organizations at that time,
The Arts Council of Windham County kicked off summer with its first ARTstravaganza in May. With more events on the horizon, including a Masquerade Ball on Oct. 28, and planning their 2017 ARTstravaganza, they are looking for help. They offer some specific ways to get involved: • Become a board member: Do you have passion or expertise in an area that you are willing to share with the Arts Council and other artists in Windham County? The Council is looking...
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