Coventry man spends every Sunday teaching kids how to fish

COVENTRY, R.I. (WJAR) — A Coventry man spends every single Sunday from the second week of April through October teaching kids and adults how to fish. Nearly eight years ago, John Graichen started a program ‘Keeping Kids Fishing’ after a couple of local ones asked him for help. From there, he put out a call […]

How to teach the thrill of reading

This is an edition of The Wonder Reader, a newsletter in which our editors recommend a set of stories to spark your curiosity and fill you with delight. Sign up here to get it every Saturday morning. This week, The Atlantic published its list of the 136 most significant American novels of the past century. […]

Why Don’t We Teach People How to Parent?

There are just some things you don’t do without preparation. You’re not meant to drive a car without taking lessons and passing a test. You aren’t supposed to scuba dive without certification. You can’t teach—or practice law, or therapy, or cosmetology—without first proving your knowledge. But you can become a parent without any training at […]