Articles by Marsh Kaminsky

The Sacred Thread

Issue 29 - August 2007 | Editorial

Everyone was looking at Pt. Hardyal for an answer. It was obvious from his face that he was very upset and angry. Instead of answering this question, he turned towards Nanak’s father and released his anger. “Mehta Kalu, your son is insulting me in front of the whole village and he is showing total disregard for our religious scriptures.”

Intelligence: How Smart Are We?

Issue 24 - May 2006 | Editorial

Marsh and Patty have chatted online for several months in an America-On-Line chat room before having the following conversation: “Marsh, you ought to write a book on education. It would be a smash hit with parents.”

My Two Year Old Can Read!

Issue 23 - February 2006 | Editorial

To start, I began to teach Daniel the basic building blocks of reading — the letters of the alphabet and their sounds (phonics). That turned out to be the wisest possible beginning. A friend gave me Richard Scarry’s Best Word Book Ever, which has the alphabet on the first two pages. In the most entertaining ways possible, I taught Daniel the alphabet, both lower and upper case.