We expect more of ourselves today, incl. perfection
Meritocracy places a strong need for young people to strive, perform and achieve in modern life; that leads to an increase in perfectionism.
Academics
Coldest New Year’s in Chicago: high of 1°F
Yeah, it's cold outside—so cold, in fact, that Chicago and a few dozen other cities set records for the lowest maximum on Jan. 1 or 2.
A high school student’s view of equality
Even with the #MeToo movement, women (and high school girls) have a long way to go before actual equality can be achieved.
New business curriculum: MAGA, #MeToo, NFL, Uber
Responding to popular protests, mistreating women, and acknowledging a growth culture are being hastily added to business curricula in the US.
Memristors can benefit our artificial intelligence
Making artificial intelligence that assists in teaching and learning more efficient means using special components both to store data and solve problems.
So was Christianity fake news?
In a time when fake news is getting some serious press, I can't help but wonder how organized religion came to our history.
Tech leaders, all female, say change is needed
There's more to equality than the number of women promoted in technology-related careers or companies; end sexism.
Va. student allegedly disciplined for sitting for pledge
Not participating during the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance got a student kicked out of class. Now the teacher is gone.
1 in 5 prisoners foreign-born, most illegal aliens
Federal statistics show that many of the foreign-born prisoners in US custody entered the country illegally. Keep perspective.
On the Miss America email scandal
Vulgar emails about women's body parts have scandalized the Miss America pageant (I mean, scholarship competition).