Theater productions are created to stir intense emotions among the audience as well as the actors onstage. The combination of adrenaline, nerves and the pressure to tell a compelling story can be ...

In a classroom dominated by scripted instruction, students are treated as passive recipients of knowledge, rather than active ...

Seizing on a teachable moment in a private school where scripted lessons rule lands one kindergarten teacher in the hot seat, while her counterpart in a less-stringent school setting is praised for ...

If scripted lesson plans produce the results their supporters claim, then no need exists to hire teachers in the first place (“Goodbye, Mr. & Ms. Chips,” Commentary, July 18, 2007). School boards ...

Sunlight streamed through an oversized classroom window in Kisauni—a slum in Mombasa, Kenya—as a group of 6-year-olds fixed their eyes on their teacher. As he rhapsodized about the intricacies of ...

In the weeks leading up to the announcement that the Texas Education Agency is taking over the Fort Worth Independent School District, parents and community members worried the district would roll out ...

Filmmaker Brett Morgen said he took a lesson from David Bowie as he struggled to write the script for Moonage Daydream. He’d already spent much more time than expected on the project, having predicted ...

Picture a Grade 4 teacher standing in front of her 36-strong class. The teacher asks the children to look at her as she holds the book Birthday Surprise. She asks some questions about the cover. Eager ...

Ever wished you could write like Aaron Sorkin? The former "West Wing" honcho delivers a crash course in script-writing in the latest issue of GQ. And as a bonus, he offers a sneak peek at the script ...