Recently, we had the privilege of sitting down with Dave Urlakis and Beth Wolf, who told us how the Critical Thinking Child (CTC) helped their five-year-old daughter Roxy. As self-proclaimed nerds, education has always been important to Dave and Beth. They are...
Meet Phyllis Purtle, mother of 6-year old daughter Hannah, who attends Chicago Public Schools. As a former auditor for the Department of Education, Phyllis firmly believes that education is an important building block for Hannah’s future. So when Hannah started to...
Carla Morgan, a parent of two, sat down with us to share how her experiences with Lemi at The Critical Thinking Child (CTC) have shaped her son’s learning. Carla’s son Kenneth is a six-year-old student in first grade in the Chicago Public School System....
When Lemi-Ola Erinkitola founded The Critical Thinking Child, it was with the vision of empowering students to love learning for its own sake. As a parent or a teacher, you’re probably familiar with this urge – the desire to foster a deep appreciation for the process...
It’s an exciting time of year in the spelling bee world! It’s time for the 92nd annual Scripps National Spelling Bee, which will begin this Sunday, May 26, 2019 and last until Friday, May 31. We’re even more excited because our own Critical Thinking Child, Jael Green,...
