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My Daughter Plays Like a Trad Wife 0
- Culture
- February 11, 2020
Having just one almost two-year-old girl, I am a relative newcomer to the world of little girls. My first two children were boys who were drawn towards roadworks, train tracks and diggers. Hence my little girl has a wide range of vehicles to choose from. Yet, unlike either of my boys, she insists on playing with her “babies”,
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The Vast Majority of High Schoolers Are Unhappy at School 0
- Education
- February 11, 2020
Most high school students are not happy at school. A new study by Yale researchers finds that nearly three-quarters of high schoolers report negative feelings toward school. The study surveyed more than 20,000 high school students in all 50 U.S states and found widespread dissatisfaction at school across all demographic groups, with girls reporting slightly
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A College President’s Advice to College Students: Don’t Borrow 0
- Economics
- February 11, 2020
Back in 2017, I started regularly leaving my office at West Texas A&M University in Canyon, Texas, to speak to high school students in the Texas Panhandle. This past fall, I did the same thing in the South Plains. These two areas are the northern most 46 counties in the state of Texas. Driving a
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Let’s Hear the Truth About Coronavirus 0
- Education
- February 11, 2020
What is happening in China? We now know that Dr. Li Wenliang of Wuhan raised early warnings about the coronavirus. Taken into custody, the doctor was “reprimanded by Wuhan police and forced to sign a letter acknowledging he had made ‘false comments’ on the Chinese Internet.” By trying to conceal the virus, the Communist Party of China
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Five Ways to ‘Live Below Your Means’0
- Culture
- February 10, 2020
It’s not often one comes across sound, concise advice. So when I came across the following statement the other day, I took notice: “Live below your means.” This advice, writes Dr. Patrick Fagan, was given to a group of professional therapists, but it also translates to families. What children need most from their parents is
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In Defense of Childhood Boredom 0
- Culture
- February 10, 2020
Childhood can exist almost outside of time, if its tenuous relationship to the clocks and schedules of adults is preserved. A young child has no real sense of the passing of time – and thus does not bear the weight we adults feel in its relentless passing. Little boys and girls can spend hours making paper airplanes,
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