Joanne JacobsMay 10, 20222 minWhat’s ‘age appropriate’ for young students?Parents and teachers want lessons to be “age appropriate,” but disagree on when children are ready for painful topics, writes Marta W....
Joanne JacobsFeb 17, 20182 minNaked tykes by the fire pitSara Zaske moved to Germany with a four-year-old daughter, then gave birth to a son. In Achtung Baby she praises “the German art of...
Joanne JacobsJun 29, 20172 minApprenticeship: Will it work in the U.S.?The much-admired German apprenticeship system “relies on a very stratified education system along with regulated and heavily unionized...
Joanne JacobsFeb 20, 20171 min‘Smart’ doll is a good listener — and transmitterA doll that records and transmits what it hears is an espionage device, German officials have concluded. “My Friend Cayla” is now banned...