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  • Why We Hyperparent, Helicopter, and Heavily Manage Our Children

    Why We Hyperparent, Helicopter, and Heavily Manage Our Children0

    It’s official: American kids are wimps. As the post-Millennial generation starts to leave the nest, growing numbers of professors and employers are noticing something that therapists have been discussing for awhile: this generation is far too fragile. They’re terrified of failure. They can’t take a joke. They want trigger warnings and safe spaces to protect them from scary ideas. Admittedly, there are

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  • Calling the Education System ‘Progressive’ is a Lie. Here’s Why.

    Calling the Education System ‘Progressive’ is a Lie. Here’s Why.0

    A correspondent friend of mine from France recently lamented the changes in her country’s educational system and the falling test scores of French students. She then casually added, “I wish we would go back to the way we were taught in the 50s and 60s.” Her comment hit me like a bombshell. I was in

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  • #MeToo Falls to Tribalism

    #MeToo Falls to Tribalism0

    Even in the glory days of #MeToo, I had my reservations. But one aspect of the movement gave me hope: it seemed refreshingly nonpartisan. Democrats John Conyers and Al Franken toppled alongside Republicans Trent Franks and Blake Farenthold. If there was to be a witch hunt, better that it seek out all the witches, not

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