An Influential Experience By Connie Loveridge He came into class that day in 1984 dressed in a brown corduroy sports coat, blue jeans, and cowboy boots that showed some wear. Almost the first thing he said to us was, “If … Continue reading
A Small Brotherhood Story and Photos by James Roberts The sign in the lodge’s restaurant at Lowman said, “COVID-19 Free Since 1937.” I wondered if that was because most of the wild animals on the walls were wearing masks. A … Continue reading
Turning Impossible into “I’m Possible” By John Carlisle Photos courtesy of Wilder Elementary School At the beginning of the 2019-20 school year, a student came to Wilder Elementary who did not speak English. Having to learn a new language might … Continue reading
What’s It Like Now? By Diana Braskich Photos Courtesy of Ramsey Magnet School of Science My daughter, age seven, started first grade this fall. Technically, Lila was born in Spokane. I was born and raised in Coeur d’Alene, but she’s … Continue reading
For Idaho Students, an Annual Ritual Four hundred and twenty-eight of Idaho’s most distinguished young scholars and historians gathered on April 6 at The College of Idaho in Caldwell for an exhibition and contest called National History Day in Idaho. … Continue reading
One Slow Winter By Les Tanner A Boise television station’s evening newscast last March contained a short piece about the efforts of the Mathematics Club at The College of Idaho to set a record for possible entry into Guinness World … Continue reading
The Credential: Expertise By Mike Turnlund Photos Courtesy of Clark Fork Jr./Snr. High School The bright, well-lit gym of Clark Fork Jr/Sr High School is empty except for a handful of students grouped near a single teacher. The students seem … Continue reading
A Teacher’s Virtual Odyssey By Michelle Harmon Tenzin looked at me with the indifference of a shark passing by in the water. “Let’s read together,” I said. In one fluid movement, she glared at me from her seat and then … Continue reading
But Loads of Attention in Idaho’s One-Room Schools Story and Photos by Khaliela Wright Christine Marshall, a new hire in my job as a field supervisor for the US Census Bureau, had moved with her family from Michigan to Idaho … Continue reading
A Tiny School Does “Something Crazy” By Mike Turnlund Photos courtesy of Clark Fork Junior-Senior High School Bonner County in northern Idaho still has not fully recovered from the Great Recession of December 2007 to June 2009, and in the … Continue reading
