As a new school year approaches, I am noticing the dread of homework time again at our home. My son, who is still struggling to read, can be having a great day and when I just say the words “It's time ...

There's no downtime in Claire Fogarty's 15-hour days. She fits in exercise only with major maneuvering. She lugs piles of work to her church play rehearsals, doing math problems and scribbling science ...