Quotable Education Quotes: 9/9/2013

** “People don’t send their children to schools farther from home to take advantage of higher spending or the specialization of ‘magnet’ schools,’ which do less integrating than cherry picking. And lack of spending is not the main reason...

Quotable Quotes: 7/01/13

“When I was a child, back in the Parenting Stone Age (a.k.a. the Parentocentric Era), your parents were the most important people in the family. They paid the bills, bought your clothes, prepared the food you ate, took care of you when you were sick, drove you...

Binge Drinking: Alluring, Intoxicating, and Risky

As we’re all aware, it’s legal to drink in the U.S. at 21, with thanks to the National Minimum Drinking Age Act of 1984. But that’s not stopping the younger set from imbibing—and often to excess. As college student Brandie,explained, “Everybody’s aim is to get drunk...

Parenting Quotes: 10/15/2012

“Trust yourself; you know more than you think you do.”~ Benjamin Spock “There really are places in the heart you don’t even know exist until you love a child.” Anne Lamott “Everybody knows how to raise children, except the people...