Archive for January 2020
The attention economy is corrupting the classroom
Distractions engendered by the use of technology in class You have 15 minutes. What would you — a curious, respectful student, part of a privileged 4.3% — rather indulge: an Instagram post or the insights of a leading academic? The choice seems obvious. But our everyday practices speak to a bleaker reality. The promises of…
Read MoreStudents should take some personal responsibility, stop vaping
The reality is that most people don’t know what they’re putting into their bodies when they vape. Teen and young adult vaping is an epidemic that needs urgent attention. On and around college campuses, it’s common to see people holding e-cigarettes. You might even own one. If you do, you should throw it out. You…
Read MoreThe Downside of Positivity Culture
You see them everywhere. Those little journals that have you write down the answer to “one question a day” for five years or “something you did that made you happy.” Or books telling you how to always be in good spirits when everything might not be going so great. Or Instagram accounts with inspirational quotes.…
Read MoreShe lost her dad when she was 14. Now, she’s helping kids learn how to mourn.
CNN HEROES Mountainside, New Jersey (CNN) When Tracy Crosby’s husband died unexpectedly, she suddenly became a single mom to four young children. “The hardest thing in the world is to tell your children that they’re never going to see their other parent again,” she said. Her children would cry a lot at bedtime because they…
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