When Beth Jacobson was growing up, the end of summer brought an aching feeling in the pit of her stomach. School was extraordinarily difficult for her because […]
“Did you tell your teacher?” “No.” “Why not?” “I don’t know.” That conversation takes place in countless homes. A child comes home form school upset because an […]
Sleep is one of the most familiar parts of life and, at the same time, one of the least understood. Every night millions of people climb into […]
There is an odd contradiction in the way people approach life. We expect almost everything we own to require ongoing attention, yet we somehow expect life itself […]
Memorization is easy. Remembering is not. Memorization stores facts. Remembering keeps meaning alive after the moment that created it has passed. Most things do not survive time […]
At some point during nearly every graduation ceremony, students hear language that suggests arrival. Years of assignments, examinations, deadlines, tuition payments, stress, and uncertainty culminate in a […]
There are certain forms of work that modern culture knows how to applaud. We celebrate the executive who closes the deal, the professor who fills lecture halls, […]
A story is told about a father who sat down to read a magazine, but he was constantly interrupted by his young son who was bored and […]
A law professor who specialized in teaching ethics at a prominent university told one of his students, “You’re currently failing your ethics course.” The student responded by […]
It might seem silly to some that one of the designated “observances” during the month of March is national Ethics Awareness Month. But ethics seems to be […]