Police have confirmed that the man who tragically fell from the roof of an 18th floor nightclub was not a bouncer.

The right amount of cell phone use during the school day is ZERO. The best way to teach responsible use is, perhaps surprisingly, to ban it entirely. #education #teachersoftiktok #edleadership #principalsoftiktok #parenting #anxiousgeneration #cellphones #socialmedia

I asked my community college students why they thought there were no protests on our campus, one student responded and said this.

“I guess we just realize these tactics prob wont change things much. Those kids have overly inflated egos and privilege.”

Many of them also work

A few words about the protests/encampments at Columbia:

Back in December 2018, when I was a junior, a white student named Julian Von Abele was filmed going on an ethno-centric rant about how much he loved white people. He said things like: “White people are the best thing that

“In sum, students who spend more time staring at their phone do worse in school, distract other students around them, and feel worse about their life.”

Derek Thompson in “It Sure Looks Like Phones Are Making Students Dumber”

theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…

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Breaking:

Saudi Arabia to normalize relations with Israel, unsure when to formalize, foreign diplomat says haaretz.com/middle-east-ne….

The parents' revolution has begun in the UK. Parents are rising up to take collective action for a smartphone free childhood. It will happen in many other countries by the end of this year:

afterbabel.com/p/the-revoluti…

Caring about your community by wearing a mask is performative. This is just absolutely bonkers.

Doesn't this fall into the category of 'no duh'

Thread: (when everyone is great, no one is)

Earlier this year, Yale reported that, for the 2022-23 school year, A grades were awarded 78.97% of the time and the average GPA was 3.70. That GPA is an A- average.

But Yale was not alone.
yaledailynews.com/blog/2024/01/3….

This is really problematic. Then they wonder why attendance is down.

We are an anti -child society.

Raising my children has been the greatest joy of my life.

This article says 5-14 percent regret having children. 🥴🙄

The rollout of a simplified FAFSA form has been a fiasco for prospective college students, Lora Kelley writes for The Atlantic Daily. The bungled process “may shape where students go to college—and whether they enroll at all.” theatlantic.com/newsletters/ar…

US study on 0-5yo found 2-3% decline in communication, problem-solving & personal-social domains during pandemic.
No changes in fine or gross motor domains.

But no stratification by socioeconomic status

Equates to ~1500 additional referrals per month

jamanetwork.com/journals/jamap…

Kids Are Giving Up on Elite Colleges—and Heading South:

thefp.com/p/kids-skip-iv…

Do not for a minute believe that America is dead, that the privileged college kids chanting for this nation's demise on our elite campuses represent *the people.*

For nearly an hour today I waited with visitors from around the world for overcrowded standing room-only ferries to

Morbid Knowledge When the Titanic sank, it carried millionaire John Jacob Astor IV. The money in his bank account was enough to build 30 Titanics. However, faced with mortal danger, he chose what he deemed morally right and gave up his spot in a lifeboat to save two frightened children.