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Labor Day Reminds Us That Work Is the Spice of Life Aug. 28, 2025
SAN DIEGO — This Labor Day, here's a tip that might save you work down the line: Listen to you... Read More
San Diego Botanic Garden Offers Plants and Play Jul. 20, 2024
By Nicola Bridges San Diego Botanic Garden is an urban oasis for plant-loving adults. Four miles of ... Read More
AI Has a Place in the Classroom Despite Its Challenges Jun. 21, 2024
Within the past week, I have been reading some interesting Chronicle of Higher Education articles th... Read More
Educators Must Embrace AI as a Supplemental Learning Tool May. 17, 2024
When the 2024 spring semester ended earlier this month, I found myself thinking more about how techn... Read More
If You Have a Lot To Teach, You Probably Also Have a Lot To Learn Jan. 26, 2024
An intern is working with me for the spring semester. This is new for my department as the opinion e... Read More
The Man Saving Childhood Joy Jan. 04, 2024
Kids running around, playing games, staying out till the streetlights come on! That was Charles Brew... Read More
The Worst Free-Range Parenting Stories of 2023 Dec. 21, 2023
Roll your eyes, shake your head, scream "That stinks!" and go to bed. Or, if you prefer, read on: ... Read More
The Year Christmas Morning Got Quiet Dec. 15, 2023
We lay there staring at the ceiling. Something was off. It was quiet. No squeals. No patter of excit... Read More
When Your Child's Doctor is Working Against You Dec. 14, 2023
Maya Kowalski was admitted to Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital in 2016. She was 10 and in extre... Read More
Remember Who Christmas Traditions Are Really For: The Kids Dec. 08, 2023
As a single mom, I've spent Christmas alone while my daughter visited with her father's family for t... Read More
Set 'Em and Forget 'Em: Resolutions for 2024 Dec. 07, 2023
Readers: Right about now, you may be feeling bad about the resolutions you can already imagine your... Read More
School's Out Forever Nov. 29, 2023
Woody Allen famously said, "Eighty percent of success is showing up." If he's right, that's bad news... Read More
Meeting Students Where They Are Post-COVID Nov. 17, 2023
This week, my associate dean at Ohio State University's Lima campus sent the faculty a reprint of an... Read More
Building the Path Toward Peace Oct. 29, 2023
I'm unsure when my avian shift started, from being a night owl to turning into one of those early bi... Read More
Parents Just Can't Let Go Oct. 26, 2023
Parents want to give their kids more independence but just can't bring themselves to do it. That's t... Read More
Trying to Keep Horrible Crimes in Perspective Oct. 05, 2023
Stunned joy is what most of us felt when we learned that Charlotte Sena, the 9-year-old abducted whi... Read More
Why Parents Must Help Kids Navigate the Online Gaming World Sep. 15, 2023
When I was a kid, video games had two options: play with a friend on a console or try to beat the co... Read More
Should She Have Helicoptered? Sep. 14, 2023
On top of everything else that is vexing about parenting, there's this: You will never know if you'r... Read More
Migrant Surge a Disaster For Learning Sep. 13, 2023
Democratic politicians and the liberal media made the first day of school all about welcoming migran... Read More
Kids Don't Have to be This Anxious Sep. 07, 2023
What if one of the big reasons kids are so anxious is simply this: They're micromanaged by adults? A... Read More
