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Grammarian Patricia O'Conner is back to challenge your grammar knowledge and discuss common grammar pet peeves. She's author of "Woe is I" and "Words Fail Me: What Everyone Who Writes Should Know About Writing". Laura Knoy hosts. This is a rebroadcast of an earlier program.

Michael Whitman of Lyme, NH, is the organizer of ?Before Their Time,? a CD consisting of music designed to help survivors cope with an early or unexpected death, from suicide, accident, or for any other cause. Whitman was inspired to pursue the project after the death of his teenaged son and he talks about how the music can play a role in the grieving process. ?Before Their Time? is also the name of non-profit organization, which uses the money generated from sales of the CD to support hospice and suicide-prevention groups in the Upper Valley. www.beforetheirtime.org This was originally broadcast in April of this year.

This week, we've been hearing excerpts from a roundtable discussion with teachers and NHPR's Jon Greenberg. Earlier this week, we heard their thoughts on standardized testing, the role of business and the increasing complexity of teaching methods.
Today, they talk about money. We hear first from Lynn Emery who teaches elementary school in the small town of Lancaster.

Read more and give your thoughts at the Quality Schools link.

Janet Buell is creator of the "Time Travelers" series, about archeological investigations into mummies, cadavers, and other ancient mysteries. And Tracy Kane writes about fairy houses, helping younger children experience the wonder of nature.

At a recent statewide meeting called the Best Schools Leadership Institute, NHPR's Jon Greenberg asked six educators to talk about what they think the rest of us ought to know about the realities of classroom life.
One thing that looms large for them is an approach to teaching called differentiation of instruction.

Read more and give your thoughts at the Quality Schools link.