National Public Radio (NPR) recently aired a story about the Intergenerational School's volunteer program that promotes interaction between the students and elderly volunteers who have dementia. The Cleveland inner-city charter school, which serves students in kindergarten-eighth grade, was created by Dr. Peter Whitehouse and his wife, Cathy Whitehouse eight years ago.

This story intrigued me since I worked for many years in education. In one of my previous roles, I have helped coordinate...