I just received some good news from the community of Concepcion. Our reading aloud to children is having an important effect that will help them stay in school. In rural Mayan communities, half of the children fail the first grade and about 75% drop out before completing the sixth grade. (That’s not the good news.)…
During my last visit to the community of Concepción I encountered a small boy walking toward me. It did my heart good to see a book in his hand. The fact that he was carrying it in a plastic bag told me that he wanted to take good care of this precious item. He had…