Yale University Season's Greetings and Happy Holidays! I hope you had a great 2018 and you are preparing to have an extraordinary 2019. Speaking of ending 2018 and planning for 2019, during the Holiday break I received an email titled “Help With A Kid to Get to Yale?” When I first saw the title of the email, I assumed it was a request for ... [Continue Reading]
You Aren’t Special; Everybody Is Busy
Being a father has taught me a lot of things. One of those things is to avoid using the phrase “I’m busy” or any similar expression that includes the word “busy.” The truth about the word busy and its application in our lives is that 99% of the time none of us – not you, not me, not one of us – is that busy. To put it mildly, the word busy is ... [Continue Reading]
How Many Are Too Many?
Have you ever asked yourself how many are too many? I am not referring to how many French fries are too many to ruin your figure or how many pieces of your favorite candy are too many that you worry about getting cavities or even worse becoming diabetic. Instead, I wonder when you read or hear about the educational results of the K-12 students of ... [Continue Reading]
Three Tips to Be College and Career Ready
A short while ago, I met a young man whom I’ll merely refer to as the Vegan Paleontologist. Sitting across from my table having dinner with his grandmother and aunt was a precocious eighth-grader. As I routinely do, sometimes to the frustration and utter exhaustion of my family, I initiated a conversation with the Vegan Paleontologist. I try ... [Continue Reading]
Three Things to Consider Before Selecting a College
Some time ago, I received a direct Instagram message from a friend. Given that there was no message only a picture, perhaps the more apt description might be to call my “friend” just someone who I follow and a person who follows me on Instagram. In a future post, I think I’ll share how adults’ excessive use of social media apps is part of the ... [Continue Reading]
The Truth About Successful Parents
What if I told you much of what you hear about parenting is not true? What if I said, “the color of one’s skin, race, creed or national origin has no predictive value on their potential to be a good parent?” What if I told you that neither gender, class, nor socio-economic status guarantee that one is more or less likely to be a successful ... [Continue Reading]
Great Children Do Not Happen By Accident
In the US, nearly 11,000 babies are born each day. In almost every case, the parents of that newborn have high expectations for their child. Almost universally, parents dream that their bouncing bundle of joy will someday become a doctor, a lawyer, an engineer, a teacher, an athlete, or even President (well maybe not President today). ... [Continue Reading]
America Doesn’t Need Diversity Training; She Needs Home Training
Name a corporation almost any corporation: Google, Facebook, Starbucks, or Amazon, and you will find a company grappling with the same issue. Pick a university practically any university: Yale, Syracuse, Cornell, or American University, and you will see a university that shares an unresolved problem. The issue, the problem – America’s ... [Continue Reading]
My Father’s Footlocker
My father passed on Sunday, May 13th. For the last twenty-five years or so, my father and I were mostly estranged. Including family gatherings like funerals and weddings, the number of times that I saw or spoke to my father could probably be counted on one hand. For as long as I can remember the feelings I felt about my father were best summed ... [Continue Reading]
Going Pro Through the Ivy League
America’s educational system has lots of problems. Among the many struggles is the disconnect parents have when it comes to being honest about the belief of what matters most: academics or athletics. Despite the reality that approximately only two percent of college athletes play professional sports, many parents appear content being lethargic ... [Continue Reading]
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