Raising Countercultural Kids in the United States of Addiction (Part 2)

Raising Countercultural Kids in the United States of Addiction (Part 2) In the previous post, we looked at how young … More

Raising Countercultural Kids in the United States of Addiction (Part 1)

In the late 1990s, author J.K. Rowling invented the term “muggle” as a derogative term for the normal people of … More

Part 3 in the series on becoming “tech-wise” The first two posts in this series laid down a philosophical framework … More

Becoming Tech-Wise: Philosophy of Use (Part 2 in series) Technology continues to improve, but is our use of technology improving? … More

Since 2010, human behavior has changed. In these last 7 years, we have experienced the complete integration of smartphones, the … More

A New World Order for Young Teens 7th and 8th grade is when the social life of a child amps … More

Kids spend well over 40 HOURS per week in front of electronic screens, but less than 40 MINUTES per week … More

Dealing With Annoying Social Media Posts (Part 2)After writing my last post on how to respond to all those annoying … More

Social media, like just about everything, can be a blessing or a curse. It’s usually both. It’s a #lovehaterelationship, right? … More

Perhaps this video is a bit of an overstatement. It oversimplifies the problem, but I like the main theme. Train … More

2014 is the first year in American history in which everybody has a mobile device. We are at the saturation … More

Too Much Tech at School? Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) is a popular trend sweeping schools this year. Schools with … More

Life Beyond the Screens If you ask most teens what item is their most prized, important possession, they will say … More

How to Turn Kids On To Nature I can’t tell you how many times one of my middle school students … More

I’m a huge Fred Rogers fan, so I was skeptical when I heard about the video remix recently done about … More

We are all in the midst of a cultural revolution, and it’s in the palm of our hands. We are … More

Many teachers will tell you that it’s the middle of the school year when most learning takes place. So, let’s … More

This article, “Reversing the Consumer Mindset” is well-worth reading. More importantly, as a parent or grandparent, it is worth reflecting … More

I grew up with the Atari 2600 video game system. It was the cultural phenomenon of 1978, right along with … More

There is no doubt that text messaging can be, in the right situations, the most efficient, convenient form of communication … More

What and How Are Kids Reading? Some recent observations have caused me to worry about what and how kids are … More