Barney the purple dinosaur was my first English teacher. Through songs, make-believe, and games, I learned how to greet people, ask kids if they wanted to play, and talk about the weather, which ...

I see in the paper that my old friend Barney, the purple dinosaur, has had his show listed among the worst ever (Tempo, Oct. 26). Too long have I heard parents say, “I would never let my kids watch ...