Teach Your Children Well: A Primer on Responsible Use of Social Media
Have you ever been driving in your car and, when [...]
Why Our Teens Think We’re Full of Crap
I used to teach English to high school juniors at [...]
Get Your Kids Off KIK!
In the latest bullying tragedy, Rebecca Ann Sedwick, a 12 [...]
Teen Angst and Summer Movies
Behind fun summer movies, wrestling with teen angst The [...]
Why Is Johnny So Mad? What Parents Can Learn from the Story of Johnny Football
The story of Johnny Manziel’s meteoric rise to football stardom [...]
“God has a special plan for your life”: Article from the Austin American-Statesman
After a twisting path to my purpose, I realized: mom was right
Make ‘Em Pitch!
Ever seen Tim Lincecum pitch? Wow. He looks like a gangly teen badly in need of a haircut -- you'd never expect him to strike out all those hulking batters he faces, but that's what he does.
Me, a Cyberbully?
Recently I got into an online debate with some folks who contended that the issue of cyberbullying was, to quote one eloquent poster, “such a BS, non-issue.”
Technology, Teaching, Cyberbullying and Culture
These were my closing remarks from the National Cyberbully Awareness [...]
My Educational Philosophy
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how schools could [...]