“This past year, American teens and pre-teens spent an average of nine hours per day in front of a screen.” So writes Auguste Meyrat, a teacher, in his online article about tech addiction and our young people. They “are glued to their devices, playing video games, scrolling through social media, and streaming videos.” The harm…
Dear Next Generation: Don’t Miss These Opportunities
Throughout my life, I have observed people I thought were often kind, gentle, and willing to smile at life as it speedily passes by, yet never criticize what they observed. I often thought what a wonderful way of living one’s life enjoying the things we see or the people we meet and yet not letting…
‘We Are Changing Lives.’ 12th Graders Laud Teachers With Sweet Thank You Letters
By Leslie Postal From Orlando Sentinel Orlando–Dagmar Kilp was doing a math review with her fifth-grade class preparing them for annual state exams. She was trying to make it engaging for students with an “amazing math race,” but she was also feeling worn down. “It was one of those days I was thinking maybe I…
Moral Tales for Children From McGuffey’s Readers: Poor Davy
May 28, 2022
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This is the fourth instalment in our McGuffey Readers series, in which we reproduce some of the best moral tales from the classic 1800s schoolbooks that sold an estimated 122 million copies by 1960, the largest circulation of any book in the world next to the Bible and Webster’s Dictionary. McGuffey’s Readers played an important…
How to Handle Awkward Situations
We encounter a dizzying number of people over the course of our lives. In some cases, hopefully a small number, certain types of conflict or tragedy can make the experience uncomfortable. If that occurs, here are suggestions to manage it. The Ex-Files “Love Seminar” author Helen Chen says that 85 percent of relationships end badly,…
Dear June: Keeping the Hearts of Our Children
Dear June, How do you keep the hearts of your children when all around there is pressure to live selfishly? My children are ages 7-17. A Concerned Father Dear Concerned Father, This is a question very close to my heart. My three children are all still younger than yours, but already I see the currents…
When Taking Notes, the Hand Still Reigns Supreme
Evernote. OneNote. Notability. Agenda. Ulysses. Supernote. Mobiscribe. Day One. Moleskine Journey. Oodles of note-taking apps now populate the Mac and Windows ecospheres, while an ever-swelling array of tablets, laptops, and e-ink notepads have sprung up on which to use them. The lot seems to grow only more feature-rich—and attractive—by the day. (I’ve taken more than…
U.S. Births Rose in 2021 for First Time in 7 Years
May 25, 2022
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It may not qualify as a baby boom, but U.S. births were up in 2021 for the first time in years. New federal government data show a 1% increase in births from 2020, with more than 3.6 million births last year. It was the first increase in seven years. The general fertility rate for 2021 also rose…
Does the Word ‘Gentleman’ Still Mean Anything Today? Here’s Why It Should
I was speaking to the freshman class at Wabash College, a small all-male college in Crawfordsville, Indiana. “What does it mean to be a gentleman?” I asked. “Raise your hand if you’d like to share your definition of a gentleman.” One young man offered: “A gentleman is someone who goes to gentlemen’s clubs and watches girls…
Let Them Rest Easy: Honoring Those Who Gave Their Lives for Our Freedom
Memorial Day exists for one purpose alone: to pay homage to those Americans who died in war serving their country. Sometimes we may overlook the true thrust of this day. The three-day weekend, the backyard barbecues, the jaunts to the beach or the countryside: We indulge in these pleasures, appreciative of a holiday away from…
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