Ever discover something about your kid that you never noticed and feel like you have been asleep at the parenting wheel for 20 years? This happened to me recently when my oldest graduated from college and started looking for a “real, adult job.” She is a...
I cannot tell you how many conversations with students I have had over the last two years that were about mental health. Yes, we educators had noticed the uptick in stress, anxiety, and depression well before the pandemic threw us all for a loop. But now, it seems to...
Overwhelming pressure to succeed Technology makes it expedient Tasks seem meaningless Students have many rationalizations as to why they cheat and these are just a few common ones. Unfortunately for college professors and administrators, as many as 60% of college...
It takes only the promise of a free meal to get my son to agree to meet with me. I work at the institution where he is a sophomore, and yet we never run into each other; perhaps that is by his design? I am not ashamed to admit that I once lured him into my office with...
The end of one year always comes with an opportunity to rest and reflect on what we are grateful for and what we wished we had done differently. And as I sit here doing just that, I cannot help but think about my own kids and my students–what they experienced,...
A few months after graduating from college this year, my oldest celebrated her birthday. She is now a “young, working professional,” but she is not too old to be reminded (scolded?) to write her thank you notes for those who sent her thoughtful cards and...