I’m grieving the loss of my TV Mom this week. Barbara Billingsley, who as June Cleaver played Mom to […]
Category: Parenting
Malcolm GauldFamily Car
A Hyde mother sent me this last week. Having wrestled with newly minted teenage drivers […]
The Kids Are (Not) Alright #2
Before you dismiss me as a lunatic fringe player of the blame game, I got […]
The Kids Are (Not) Alright
In “We’re Number 1(1)” (NY Times, 9/12/10), Thomas Friedman chides us for contributing to our […]
“Knowledge is Good”
Having just moved Scout into her Bowdoin dorm, I was sitting in a beautiful music […]
College – Go Random (Pt. 2)
In her excellent book A Nation of Wimps, Hara Marano tackles many contemporary issues relative […]
College – Go Random (Pt. 1)
On a sunny September day in 1972 I first laid eyes on my college roommates. […]
Options-Limiting Behavior
I recently conducted some admissions interviews in Washington DC. In one session, when I asked […]
Is this my issue?
Maine radio stations and newspapers have been buzzing this week with discussion about an incident […]
Honoring Phoebe Prince
This week I found myself on a list-serv consisting of educators and concerned citizens who […]