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Beth Kephart

Beyond Harvard and the SATs: In "Seeing Past Z," Beth Kephart argues that ambitious parents are smothering their kids' creativity with lessons, activities and schedules.; By Katy Read Aug 5, 2004
The rubble-rouser: The matriarch of a coffee farm sets out to rebuild her home and town after the devastating earthquake in El Salvador.; By Beth Kephart Jan 24, 2001
"Into the Tangle of Friendship" by Beth Kephart: A memoir that celebrates the most ubiquitous, least definable passion.; By Elizabeth Judd Sep 14, 2000
Letters to the editor: Readers clash over McCain's use of "gook" Plus: Splitting up siblings heartbreakingly common; the thrill of playing God with a Sim family.; Letters to the editor Feb 19, 2000
It's how they take you anywhere: A Rudyard Kipling story is all I need to transport an after-school classroom of rowdy 9-year-olds.; By Beth Kephart Feb 16, 2000
Into the belly of the earth: A cave in southwest France illuminates some of life's deeper secrets.; By Beth Kephart Nov 29, 1999
Cool. Dark. Moist.: At the height of a drought, when even spiders beg for a drink, thoughts drift to the basement visits of childhood.; By Beth Kephart Sep 9, 1999
See no evil: Vivian Paley's belief in the inherent kindness of children makes her ill-equipped to explain their unkind behavior.; By Beth Kephart Apr 14, 1999
The bad seed: In "Cries Unheard," Gitta Sereny wants to prove that children are not monsters. She only partially succeeds.; By Beth Kephart Apr 14, 1999
A Slant Of Sun: One Child's Courage: Katherine Wolff reviews 'A Slant of Sun' by Beth Kephart.; By Katherine Wolff Nov 16, 1998
Who needs experts?: Our children are more magical and far more precious than the reductionist equation 'genes plus peers.'; By Beth Kephart Sep 18, 1998
A melody of his own making: I tell myself we're managing. I tell myself we're happy. In the meantime, my son's terror of strangers is breaking my heart.; By Beth Kephart Aug 21, 1998

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