By John Spencer | Originally Published at EducationReThink. September 27, 2014 I write this as a dad thinking about what will happen if my daughter someday breaks dress code. I’d like to think that I can avoid it, but I know that parents don’t always have control [...]
By Brittney Pressley | Originally Published at LinkedIn September 25, 2014 | Children at play on Primrose Hill in acrylic, by Gudawer Kalirai. Let's face it, adult life is boring. Paying bills (check) Eating healthy to watch your aging figure (check) Going to a job you don't [...]
Illustration Copyright Stefano Bianchetti/Corbis/AP Images By Chocolate, Pomp, And Circumstance | Originally Published at Chocolate, Pomp, and Circumstances . September 14, 2014 Imagine: You’re at work. You’re scrolling through Facebook or playing Candy Crush instead of paying attention to your conference call – your boss comes into [...]
Photograph Credit; Shutterstock _Film Grain Filter By Alfie Kohn | Originally Published at Huffington Post. September 4, 2014 4:50 PM EDT Helicopter parents of college-age children are the folks we love to hate. A steady stream of articles and blog posts bristle with indignation over dads who [...]
Photograph; Teenage girl (16-18) sitting by laptop, woman in background. A mother? A stranger? What is the relationship and if the girl is shamed what will she think and do? By Vicki Hoefle | Originally Published at Huffington Post. August 21, 2014 2:11 PM We live in [...]
By Roya Wolverson @royawolverson | Originally Published at Quartz. August 16, 2014 The first time I saw an infant at a raucous concert in Brooklyn, NY, I was shocked. I was in my late 20s and had had it with the abrasive noise and spilled beer after [...]
By Bree Ervin @thinkbanned | Originally Published at Think Banned Thoughts. August 7, 2014 · 1:09 PM | Photograph Source YWCA/ Just a quickie before I dash out the door - I’m on my way to an interview that has me thinking about violence – a [...]
Do our school children get enough sleep? Do they get enough to eat? Are they ready for days of stringent testing? By the time our children arrive at school they are tired and weary. Their eyes are teary. In every moment of their young lives they live [...]
Photograph; School Children in meal line. | Credit Reuters Adults, this may be a necessary lesson. Feed all the children for free, regardless of their family income, and you can save money and also end discrimination. The side-benefits are tremendous. The state would no longer need to [...]
