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  • “OK Boomer” Is the First Salvo of a Larger Generational Showdown

    “OK Boomer” Is the First Salvo of a Larger Generational Showdown0

    According to Smithsonian Magazine, an Assyrian clay tablet from 2800 B.C. bears a gloomy inscription describing how the Assyrian youth were ruining civilization. “Our Earth is degenerate in these later days; there are signs that the world is speedily coming to an end; bribery and corruption are common; children no longer obey their parents,” the

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  • Bring Back the Family Dinner

    Bring Back the Family Dinner0

    Growing up, my parents put a premium on ensuring we had family dinners together almost every night. These dinners were times to check in on how we kids were doing in school, talk about problems, discuss sports, books, friends, and, starting in high school, politics as well. Although high school sports did cut down on

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  • Education Is Not About Your ‘Lived Reality’

    Education Is Not About Your ‘Lived Reality’0

    Three years ago, I was smeared before all the students, professors, and staff members of Providence College, where I had taught since 1990. That was some 5,000 people. The authors of the smear were the president of the college, whose final term expires next spring, and the vice president, who will be taking over for

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