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Beth Kephart

Beyond Harvard and the SATs 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 "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
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
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
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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