If they know there are consequences, they don’t do things. If they know at the dance they will be checked for alcohol, they are much less likely to use alcohol.

If we can start to say that’s not acceptable in town, we can change that culture.

We don’t make a big deal about it. We don’t want to create test anxiety.

It’s a large chunk of time out of the instructional day and it’s large chunk of time out of the instructional year. The Connecticut test is a good test. It has open ended (questions) and...

I plan to share my knowledge in reporting to help people cope with the storm. I will show them how to record their thoughts and talk about the importance of memoirs, journals and diaries.

What people need to realize is they have a first person view of history and as many of the personal accounts that we can gather need to be documented for future generations. I know that...