Editor’s Note: In 1988, a teacher most commonly had 15 years of experience. In recent years, that number is closer to just three years leading a classroom. The “On Teaching” series focuses on the ...

Tryouts for the high school musical started at 2 p.m. in the Little Theatre at Henry M. Gunn High School in Palo Alto. The pianist, Jim Shelby, was in his seat on the stage and two dozen aspirants sat ...

A few years ago, when Julian Ramos first started teaching drama, he was hoping to explore Greek tragedy with his sixth graders. Then he realized only three out of his 30 students were reading at grade ...

Kathleen “Katie” O’Neil was destined to become a teacher. She had teachers in her family, tutored for many years and served as a Girl Scout leader. Though she initially planned to work as a graphic ...

The most bottled up nervous energy you will find in the world of theater is in the bright lights of a make-up room twenty minutes before the dress rehearsal of a high school play. Costumes are on for ...