This hidden camera experiment conducted by a children’s center in Sao Paulo, Brazil, shows a significant difference between the way rich and poor children are treated when left alone. The end text reads, “Why are some children our problem and some aren’t?”

A look at Children’s Art Day and how it encourages all children to be more artistic.

From their recent pyrotechnic adaption of The Odyssey to a class on caboose restoration, Oakland, CA’s The Crucible is an art school like no other. This episode is an inside look at the eight-year old institution, hosted by founder and executive director Michael Sturtz, who weighs in on the role of fire metaphorically and literally. [...]

A short film directed by Sarah Graham. It’s about Eileen overcoming her bi-polar illness with the help of Maya’s great poem, “Still I Rise.”

In 1969, Fred Rogers appeared before the United States Senate Subcommittee on Communications, in response to significant proposed cuts by President Nixon. His passionate speech on the importance of education and nonviolence reversed the budget cuts and began a 33 season run on PBS.

Around the world right now, one billion people are trapped in poor or failing countries. How can we help them? Economist Paul Collier lays out a bold, compassionate plan for closing the gap between rich and poor.

“Nerds: Who They Are and Why We Need More of Them” is a lively, thought-provoking book by child therapist and psychology professor David Anderegg. It zeros in on the timely issue of how anti-intellectualism is bad for our children and even worse for America.