by Daniel | Feb 21, 2019 | Civil Society, Climate Crisis, Education, Education Policy, Parenting, Teen coping skills, Working with youth
I was struck yesterday by this news item: An 11-year old youngster in Florida was arrested by police in his middle school, following his refusal to recite the Pledge of Allegiance. The youth, an unnamed African American, has refused to stand for the pledge this...
by Daniel | Feb 12, 2018 | Civil Society, Education, Education Policy, Indonesia, Nature, Parenting, Teaching, Working with youth
The girl pumping gas into our scooter couldn’t have been more than 10 or 11 years old, but she had a wonderful warm smile. And she actually pumped the gas using a hand-crank pump on a tiny stand that might have been made in the 1940’s. Nonetheless, we bought our two...
by Daniel | Apr 10, 2017 | Civil Society, Education, Parenting, Teaching, Working with youth
Young people in our society are marginalized. The popular concept of a teenager is someone who is immature, a pain in the rear, lazy, and narcissistic. Most likely they are permanently glued to their smart phone. They don’t do much work, but still expect things to be...
by Daniel | Jan 10, 2017 | Education, Parenting, Technology, Working with youth
We have reached a worrisome place in our relationship with technology. celine handbags canada goose We have – without conscious intent – tied our lives together with tiny computers that we carry everywhere we go. Today’s gizmos are so capable that it is easier to list...
by Daniel | Nov 11, 2016 | Education, Nature, Parenting, Teen coping skills, Working with youth
Two trendlines are coming together and becoming part of the fabric of our lives. One trend, as reflected in a recent Time magazine cover story, is the rise of such mental illnesses as anxiety and depression. In the world of adolescents, fully 25% have had a diagnosed...
by Daniel | Oct 5, 2016 | Teen coping skills, Working with youth
It’s common to think about teenagers in terms of struggle. Indeed, adolescence is a time in which a certain turmoil – social, hormonal, familial, relational, identity-related – is inextricably part of the experience. When young people have strong role models and...
