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The Word “Busy” is Hurting Our Relationships 0
- Family
- November 24, 2015
According to relationship coach and author Kira Asatryan, using the “busy” excuse is harming our friendships. Her three reasons why it might be time to eliminate the term “busy” in social interactions? “Everyone is busy.” Anyone can claim it at any time so it has become meaningless. “It’s open to (negative) interpretation.” The person on
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More Seat Time Does Not a Good Education Make 0
- Education
- November 24, 2015
The OECD (the organization responsible for the international PISA exam) just released a new study on the state of international education. Among the report’s many charts is one which shows the number of hours students are in school. The U.S. ranks quite high with roughly 90,000 compulsory instruction hours. In other words, U.S. students spend
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Most Americans Say Children Today Need More Discipline 0
- Culture
- November 23, 2015
The American Family Survey recently released a new report on American attitudes toward children, family, and marriage. When asked to name the biggest issue American families face, respondents did not pick economic related issues, such as a lack of jobs or high cost of living, nor did they pick cultural issues, such as the increase
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Mayflower Compact or Plymouth Combination?0
- History
- November 23, 2015
On the first day of our spring semester, at the little liberal arts college at which I teach, I have for the last fourteen years had the joy of watching forty freshmen respond to the complexities and depth of a seemingly simple document, that we call, the Mayflower Compact. It really should be rather straightforward:
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Learning in Spite of Disadvantage 0
- Education
- November 23, 2015
Many governmental policies today are attempting to eliminate disadvantages between students in the education system. In particular, much attention has been focused on policies designed to eliminate the “achievement gap” between white and non-white students. But do minority students today also need to seek to overcome disadvantages through their own efforts? The life of Frederick
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Is the Invisible Life Worth Living?0
- Culture
- November 23, 2015
According to a well-known saying, “It’s not what you know, it’s who you know.” Today, the second clause may as well read “It’s who knows you.” We live in a culture that largely attaches meaning to visibility. The importance of the contemporary person is typically determined by digital footprint and esteem in
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