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  • Survey: Majority of Parents Believe Online Learning Is Going Well

    Survey: Majority of Parents Believe Online Learning Is Going Well0

    A teacher friend of mine was secretly pleased when she heard that schools were going to finish out the year with online classes. Curious, I asked for her reasoning. The answer was simple: she has a mute button while teaching online. Because of that mute button, this teacher doesn’t have to spend time dealing with

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  • Survey: 60% of Millennials Don’t Believe in Right and Wrong

    Survey: 60% of Millennials Don’t Believe in Right and Wrong0

    If you’ve taken a brief glance at society lately, chances are you’ve come away with the impression that morality is on the wane. Apparently, a good chunk of Americans would agree with you. According to a new survey released by LifeWay Research, fully 8 in 10 Americans are concerned “about declining moral behavior in our

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  • Survey Shows That Most Interrupt Social Activities to Use Cell Phones

    Survey Shows That Most Interrupt Social Activities to Use Cell Phones0

    • September 8, 2015

    Pew Research recently came out with a new public opinion poll regarding cellphone use, and the results should come as no surprise. It turns out that 89% of owners used them during their most recent social activity with others. Many Americans agree that such usage can take away from social interaction, but a number of

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  • Survey Reveals Double Standard on Raising Taxes for Public Higher Ed

    Survey Reveals Double Standard on Raising Taxes for Public Higher Ed0

    We’ve all been there. You answer that unknown number on your phone and the caller asks, “Do you want to help save the sea turtles?” Yes! Or you’re walking in the city square and smiley people with clipboards and colorful shirts ask if you want to save the whales. Yes!   But then they ask

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  • Surrounded by mirrors, does it matter?

    Surrounded by mirrors, does it matter?0

    Sitting in a doctor’s office recently, I glanced over and saw this advertisement:  Unfortunately for CoolSculpting, I did not go any further to learn about how I could “eliminate stubborn fat without surgery or downtime and feel great from every angle.” I did on the other hand recall Christopher Lasch’s points about mirrors in The

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  • Surprising Parenting Advice From ‘Vanity Fair’

    Surprising Parenting Advice From ‘Vanity Fair’0

    Vanity Fair, by William Makepeace Thackeray, is a classic of English literature. The novel, which was published in serial form starting in 1847, offers a satirical look at society, manners, and human weakness. The plot centers on the scheming social climber Rebecca Sharp, and all the main characters are adults. However, over the course of

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