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  • Why Your Kids Should Avoid Summer Reading Programs

    Why Your Kids Should Avoid Summer Reading Programs0

    Libraries are ideal examples of local, self-directed learning hubs that support all members of a community in learning naturally, without coercion. Late-nineteenth century steel magnate, Andrew Carnegie, who created many of the first public libraries, stated: “A library outranks any other one thing a community can do to benefit its people. It is a never

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  • Why Your Favorite YouTuber Probably Hasn’t Been #Canceled

    Why Your Favorite YouTuber Probably Hasn’t Been #Canceled0

    YouTube stars Jeffree Star and Shane Dawson have joined forces to release a makeup line called the Conspiracy Collection. In a mere 30 minutes, the duo sold one million palettes of eyeshadow. The demand was so huge, it crashed Shopify for several hours. Star and Dawson seem to be riding high, which is especially remarkable

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  • Why Young Readers Need Real Books

    Why Young Readers Need Real Books0

    A young lady I know won a Kindle in an academic contest. She is a voracious reader. In eighth grade, she enjoys Austen, Chesterton, Lewis, and Wodehouse, among many others. A trail of books seems to follow her everywhere she goes. Her parents, wary of potential negative effects of screens on growing minds, would have preferred

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  • Why Young Adults Can’t Get Off ADHD Drugs

    Why Young Adults Can’t Get Off ADHD Drugs2

    “Millennials are so hard to work with.” That statement was recently made by an older relative of mine, and while I myself can be classified as a millennial, I have to admit that such a characterization is probably all too true of my generation. But as a recent article from Quartz explains, the millennial generation

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  • Why Young Adults Are the Most Frightened of COVID

    Why Young Adults Are the Most Frightened of COVID0

    Nearly 3 million Americans are being vaccinated against COVID-19 each day, but the “return to normal” may not be as close as many hope. A new survey shows many Americans have concerns about interacting with others once the pandemic is over. “A YouGov poll of more than 4,000 people finds that two in five (39%)

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  • Why You Shouldn’t Worry if Your Child Can’t Read by Age Eight

    Why You Shouldn’t Worry if Your Child Can’t Read by Age Eight2

    Not long ago, comedian Crystal Lowery posted a Facebook status about her personal life. The post had to do with decisions she and her husband had made regarding their young son, and began as follows: “I’m not teaching my 5-year-old how to read. Don’t get me wrong, we read him books all the time. We’ve

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