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Presidential frontrunner Donald Trump appears to have survived not one but three October Surprises during the last week. For those unfamiliar with the term, an October Surprise is a last-minute, generally unexpected turn of events that occurs in the final weeks of a U.S. presidential election which can have a major impact on the outcome.
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We all know that education is incredibly important. But is there more to it than simply the three Rs? Absolutely. One of the components that is often discussed by the public, but not always addressed in schools is character development. For that reason, MomThink.org is hosting a special webinar on October 7 from 12:30-2:00 Eastern? to
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For 28 years, Union Square’s iconic cafe the Coffee Shop—located at 29 Union Square West—served New Yorkers and tourists who wanted to get a glimpse of where Carrie Bradshaw and her friends would hang out on Sex and the City. (The coffee shop was frequently featured on the hit HBO show. And yes, ahem, I’ve
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Many people of all political persuasions, including myself, find much of the mainstream news opinionated and biased. Negative media coverage of President Trump, for example, ran as high as 99 percent in May. This slanted news does serious damage to our republic. It’s divisive, but it also causes ignorance. Two days ago, I met a
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I have many times heard the following refrains about education: “It’s not about learning any one particular thing. It’s about learning how to learn.” “It’s not about solving any particular problem. It’s about learning how to think.” The speaker often assumes that kids best learn how to learn and how to think at school. They
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Modesty isn’t something society likes to talk about. Suggest that it might be proper and you’ll probably get an angry glance, and if you’re in the right situation, a snide comment about the patriarchy. “If you don’t like it, don’t look,” many people declare, and everybody else is expected to applaud their astounding show of
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