Len Lipkin

Music for the Mind

I have written numerous times about my strong feeling about language immersion programs for children at a young age.  Even though I have never written about it, I feel equally strongly about music being a part of an elementary school curriculum.  Research suggests that music instruction in the form of learning to play and music theory has a huge benefit to cognitive development of children, even at a...

Len Lipkin

Grassroots Efforts in Philadelphia Creating an “Edutopia”?

It turns out that I am not alone. You may read this and realize that you, too, are not alone. Edutopia, the website of the George Lucas Educational Foundation, recently published an article on how, in Philadelphia, more and more affluent families are choosing city public schools. The article focuses on Society Hill/McCall and Mount Airy/CW Henry schools, but the movement has been catching on throughout...