How Parents Can Help Their Middle Schoolers Succeed
Monday, August 31st, 2009 | Tags: Education, children, family, parenting | 1 Comment »My parents always thought it was important to get involved in my brothers’ and my education, especially during our rambunctious middle school years. To be honest, sometimes they helped, sometimes they didn't. They would have appreciated a recent study by Duke ...
University Diversity
Thursday, July 9th, 2009 | Tags: Education, Prejudice, conflict resolution, prosocial behavior, psychology, social connections, social exclusion, social integration | Leave a Comment »The New York Times reports today on new research suggesting that having a roommate of a different race can reduce prejudice among college students. The article, by Tamar Lewin, highlights several recent studies showing that a dose of ethnic diversity in ...
And they all lived happily ever after…
Thursday, July 2nd, 2009 | Tags: Education, children, development, emotional literacy, empathy, family, parenting | Leave a Comment »Growing up, I was always a fan of bedtime stories with my mom. Looking back, I realize she had quite a talent for picking some good ones (like my favorite, Where the Wild Things Are). According to a recent study by ...
Two More Spring Books: Making the Good Life Last and Another Kind of Public Education
Wednesday, April 15th, 2009 | Tags: Education, Prejudice, children, parenting, prosocial behavior, psychology, sustainability | Leave a Comment »Most authors tackle sustainability as a problem of economics or the environment. But Michael Schuler’s Making the Good Life Last (Berrett-Koehler, 2009) explores the concept from a personal development angle. Sustainability is better characterized as an attitude than as a goal, ...
New Spring Books: Staying with Conflict and Longing and Belonging
Wednesday, April 1st, 2009 | Tags: Education, children, conflict resolution, emotional intelligence, family, parenting, social intelligence | Leave a Comment »In Staying with Conflict (Jossey-Bass, 2009), Bernard Mayer outlines a unique approach to conflict resolution. Rather than suggesting ways to quickly solve conflict, he offers strategies to encourage engagement between antagonists, ones that deepen their relationship over time rather than ...
