“And one important difference we found…was that the kids with the heavy drinking patterns were not able to retain as much information as the kids who were non-drinkers.” – Susan Tapert, Ph.D. Duke University recently announced the permanent cancelation of tail-gating at football games after a 14-year-old was found passed out drunk in a port-a-potty […]
“I try to do something, but I can’t because of the ADD, and it frustrates me. Then that makes me very nervous and anxious and that goes to the anxiety. And then when I get like that, I’ll go ‘Oh my god! I can’t do anything! I can’t do anything!’ And that leads to the […]
“They’re going to get that boost, but in the long run they’re not going to be doing their best. And they may not even notice they’re not doing their best.” – Elizabeth Redmond, Ph.D. and Nutritionist According to a recent Time magazine article, the afternoon coffee break for an energy boost — may just become […]
“As teenagers, we’re developing, we’re trying to figure out what our passions are, what we want out of life, and we should be able to do that.” – Chandler DeWitt, Teen Author No one likes making mistakes. But mistakes lead to learning and growth. Converge Magazine for educators recently published mistakes students should make… like […]
“Because they’re fighting with that anxiety and that distraction, sometimes even at an unconscious level- having to compete with that and do the task decreases their performance.” – Ken Carter, PhD, psychologist, Emory University A new survey of U.S. teens reported in Education Week reveals that students highly value the subjects of math and science […]
“As many places as you wanna hide it…they can find it…So, I mean, hiding a gun I don’t think it’s gonna do any good.” – Lance Miller, father Nearly 30 children are injured or killed every day by firearms in the United States and most results from guns owned by the child’s family or friends. […]
“If you go online and you have a credit card, you can spend, spend, spend, and you can continue to spend until you’ve reached your limit possibly, which may be way more than you ever planned or budgeted on spending.” – Todd Mark, Consumer Credit Counseling Service According to the Pew Research Center, 43 percent […]
“What we have to tell students is that you’re OK the way you are, you can bloom where you’re planted.” – Nido Qubein, President of High Point University Kids may think their teachers know everything, but according to a recent article in Converge Magazine for educators, when teachers mess up every now and then everybody […]
