For most kids, English class is, at its best, a place where you learn how to communicate and in the process hopefully encounter a few stimulating ideas. Many English teaching higher-ups disagree.

Confession: I never read “The Grapes of Wrath.” Not until now. Most people are forced to read it in high school. It was ...

A year ago, the kindergartners learning English in Tanya Gan Lim's class were thriving. Back then, she'd bring in props and pictures to help her students learn the language and sound out words. Then ...

As a parent, I've invested in both school and private English lessons for my children. But their English skills remain below ...