March 2008 archive

The Dorm Key Ritual

Posted on Thursday, March 27, 2008 | 0 comments | Permalink |

"When the person at the front desk of a college dormitory building hands an incoming freshman the dorm room key, the parents' authority over the student symbolically and operationally ends."

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High School Students: A look at the future

Posted on Tuesday, March 11, 2008 | 0 comments | Permalink | Read More >>

Two million minutes, that’s roughly how long a student spends on high school studies. Yet these minutes cause a world of difference. Watch this video to see the future of American education. Jeff Myer’s says:

". . . all Americans should be deeply disturbed at how far behind American children are . . . Families in China, India and many developing countries are leaving Americans in the dust to the point that if present trends continue Americans will be the unskilled workers of the world within a generation."