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  • Why Teenagers without Summer Jobs Risk Social Failure

    Why Teenagers without Summer Jobs Risk Social Failure0

    One of the most fascinating aspects of the new documentary Becoming Bond is how a summer job led to George Lazenby landing the role of James Bond. In the early 1950s, Lazenby, an Australian teenager, got a job as a used car salesman. Lazenby would go on to become a model and eventually play James Bond in

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  • Why Teen Depression Rates Are Rising Faster for Girls Than Boys

    Why Teen Depression Rates Are Rising Faster for Girls Than Boys0

    We’re in the middle of a teen mental health crisis – and girls are at its epicenter. Since 2010, depression, self-harm and suicide rates have increased among teen boys. But rates of major depression among teen girls in the U.S. increased even more – from 12 percent in 2011 to 20 percent in 2017. In 2015, three

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  • Why Technology Advanced So Quickly the Past 200 Years

    Why Technology Advanced So Quickly the Past 200 Years1

    It’s generally believed that, compared with previous human history, technology has advanced exponentially since the Industrial Revolution 200 years ago. But why? That’s a question I’ve frequently wondered about, and one that Lewis Mumford sought to answer in his 1934 classic Technics & Civilization. His answer might be summed up in the phrase coined by

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  • Why Teaching Proper Manners to Kids is More Important Today Than Ever

    Why Teaching Proper Manners to Kids is More Important Today Than Ever0

    Is it me or are bad displays of manners and generally rude behavior all around us?  It turns out I’m not the only one who thinks that. According to a recent survey by the Associated Press, 74 percent of Americans think manners and behavior have deteriorated in the United States over the past several decades.

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  • Why Teachers Should Be Stingy with Praise

    Why Teachers Should Be Stingy with Praise0

    I’ve gotten several emails about this article by Joanne Lipman in the Wall Street Journal. The bottom line is that the teachers who get the best results are all about really tough love. The best way to motivate students is to challenge them with realistic (and therefore tough) assessments of their shortcomings. It’s a good idea to shout

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  • Why Sweden Succeeded and New York Failed in ‘Flattening the Curve’

    Why Sweden Succeeded and New York Failed in ‘Flattening the Curve’0

    Coronavirus deaths have slowed to a crawl in Sweden. With the exception of a single death on July 13, no deaths in this nation of 10 million have been reported since July 10. But the debate over Sweden’s approach to the COVID-19 pandemic, which relied on individual responsibility instead of government coercion to maintain social

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