American Educator, Winter 2005-2006

Vol. 29, No. 4

"Education Work Is Union Work"

A Tribute to AFT President Sandra Feldman, 1939–2005

In Her Own Words

Excerpts from Sandra Feldman's Many Speeches and Columns

Child Soldiers

The New Faces of War

Why Now?

P. W. Singer

Child Soldiers Speak Out

Ask the Cognitive Scientist: How Praise Can Motivate—or Stifle

Daniel T. Willingham

Examples of Constructive Praise and Encouraging Comments

Daniel T. Willingham

How Spelling Supports Reading

Spelling Instruction: Key Content and Strategies for Kindergarten through Seventh Grade