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Summertime Reading Over and over again, teachers have told us: ”We’d like to hear from you in the summer.” More specifically, “Why don’t you publish in summertime? That’s when we actually have time to read!” So I’m delighted to announce that we are going to do exactly that. In early July, we’ll mail our first-ever summer issues of Science & Children, Science Scope, and The Science Teacher. I have been talking with teachers for decades, and one telling detail that stands out from all those conversations is that you and your colleagues are very busy—a truth that becomes ever more real as educational challenges mount with each passing year. The chief reason we publish this journal is to help you balance your busy life—to help you meet classroom challenges head-on and keep up with your colleagues and national trends in education. Based on feedback, we’ve learned you do much of your planning over the summer—those precious months when you actually have time to read and think. We hope the Summer issue will be a big help as you look ahead to the fall—bringing you plenty of worthwhile ideas and practical help in being the best (and almost inevitably, the busiest) you can be. We hope this Summer issue will help put you a step ahead of your colleagues (and students) when school opens next fall. David Beacom |