I am so smart. Like totally very smart. Beyond smart. You want to know how blindingly smart I am? Here is an example of my intractable, deeply-rooted smartosity: One of my students—based on my significant smartness coefficient, I snagged a job as a guidance counselor at a boarding school—wanted to
The good news is that the newsletter today has no references to the life-lessons bestowed on those of us unfortunate enough to be obsessed with running. The bad news is that there is a home appliance repair metaphor. Our good old reliable Artisan Series 5-quart Tilt-Head Stand Mixer, repository of
It’s like trying to tell a stranger about rock and roll suggested John Sebastien of the Lovin’ Spoonful. When Chuck Berry, Elvis Presley, and Little Richard started recording Maybeline, Teddy Bear, and Tutti Frutti, the “other” John Sebastian – if it’s not baroque, don’t fix it – had died some
I have been coming down pretty hard on parents in recent columns. Moms who burst into classrooms quarreling with teachers, dads who try to restrict what our kids can read, fathers and mothers who put the needs of their own children above all the other kids in the classroom put
I love the “I’ve got your nose” trick as much as the next doting parent. But it is important to note that a) in reality, my thumb is not your toddler’s nose and b) no child should believe that I have, in actuality, removed her nose. Subsequent to turning five
“You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means” suggests the incomparable Many Patinkin as Iñigo Montoyo. I read *Can’t Hurt Me* this week. It’s not just one word. I don’t think the entire book means what the author thinks it means. David
Do you go to a dentist? Is she 17 years old? Do you have someone who advises you about investing, someone who helps you with submitting your tax return? Is your financial advisor or your accountant a senior in high school? When you have a health concern, do you consult
A high school senior is explaining to her father where she intends to apply to college, how she is refining her search criteria. The student feels strongly that under no circumstances will she apply to Arizona State University. At 65,492 undergraduate students ASU is waaay too big, she says. A
The following inept advice from a math tutor may be instructive, leading us to consider a broader category of ham-fisted guidance. The only necessary back story is that “Robin,” a junior in high school, is in the process of choosing and applying to college when they are not receiving lessons
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