Looks like President Obama will be addressing the nation’s youth on September 8. It is a bit of an unprecedented move, but that only means it’s not been done before, not that it shouldn’t be done. From what I understand, the speech is supposed to be about the importance of an education. Supposing it is, [...]

The more I think about it, the more excited I get about my son going to school. It’s not so much that I want him out of the house already, but I can’t help but get excited to plant in his head the questions I wish I had asked when I was a kid. A [...]

Here’s a shot story from Fox News that bothers me concerning children’s weight.   Some Massachusetts health officials have decided it’s a good idea to require BMI measurements to be sent home to parents. These measurements will be done and reported starting with kids in 1st grade and continue up to 10th grade.    Starting [...]