So many skills to learn and so little time.

EDUCATION
Classrooms didn't have computer monitors when the game debuted in 1971, so kids had to use more of their imagination when shooting deer or succumbing to typhoid fever.
The character dreams of being the first person to visit Mars.
Why don't all elementary schools teach kids to read using cats that yell "I am the Queen!"?
The art of turning puppets into believable characters takes years to master.
A new study suggests that reading information and hearing yourself speak it aloud is a more effective memory technique than reading silently or listening to someone else read.
The vending machine-sized installation features 15 itty-bitty "exhibitions" about bivalves, snails, octopuses, and more.
“It’s more than television,” says Gráinne McGuinness, the show’s creator.
We all love teachers, but some of us are better at articulating why. Take a look at some of the most memorable quotes about this important profession.
"To E, or not to E, that is the question."
The home computer typing tutor was such a hit that she kept getting invited for speaking engagements and interviews. Too bad she wasn't real.
Bedtime reading can get a boost from technology without screens.
In May 1924, hundreds of Klansmen descended on South Bend, Indiana expecting to hold a rally. What they got was a roving gang of college kids who beat them into pulp.
Fred Rogers remains an icon of kindness for the ages. An innovator of children’s television, his salt-of-the-earth demeanor and genuinely gentle nature taught a generation of kids the value of kindness.
One hundred European starlings released in Central Park in 1890 have turned into 200 million across the U.S. today. Now scientists are looking into their genetic diversity.