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Don't risk freedom, privacy to protect kids from social media
In their zeal to protect children from social media, Utah legislators are debating legislation that would usurp parents' rights and...

Joanne Jacobs
Feb 12, 20232 min read
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What parents worry about
Depression and anxiety are the top worries of parents, according to a Pew Research Center survey, report Rachel Minkin and Juliana...

Joanne Jacobs
Feb 11, 20231 min read
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Happy days: Connect, care about others, cope
Happy people are kind to others and to themselves, says Laurie Santos. The Yale psychology professor is offering a free, six-week course,...

Joanne Jacobs
Jan 28, 20232 min read
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Generation Doom: Show students a path forward
Teachers should encourage young people to believe in the future, writes Alice Dominguez on EdSurge. The Doomer Generation needs a sense...

Joanne Jacobs
Jan 20, 20231 min read
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Move it and lose the blues
Exercise and sports -- at least one hour three times a week -- are a natural anti-depressant for teenagers, according to an analysis of...

Joanne Jacobs
Jan 9, 20231 min read
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Why parents fear social media
Parents' concerns about their teenagers' social media use focuses on access to explicit sexual content and time wasting, writes Risa...

Joanne Jacobs
Jan 9, 20231 min read
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Seattle schools sue TikTok and others for kids' mental-health crisis
Seattle Public Schools is suing social media companies, reports Julie Calhoun on King 5 News. TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and...

Joanne Jacobs
Jan 9, 20232 min read
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Home alone
Americans are socializing a lot less, staying home alone a lot more, writes economist Bryce Ward in the Washington Post. That's true for...

Joanne Jacobs
Dec 4, 20222 min read
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Suicidal students: What can universities do?
Yale discriminates against students with mental-health issues, according to a lawsuit filed this week, reports William Wan in the...

Joanne Jacobs
Dec 3, 20222 min read
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Some like it virtual: Will online students learn less?
Enrollment is climbing in virtual schools, even as pandemic fears wane, reports Asher Lehrer-Small on The 74. Online schools saw an...

Joanne Jacobs
Nov 15, 20222 min read
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Feds push 'threat assessment' to prevent school shootings
The young man who murdered 17 students and staffers at a Parkland, Florida high school he once attended, was sentenced to life in prison...

Joanne Jacobs
Nov 6, 20221 min read
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Teacher, counselor, therapist: Is it too much?
As students' emotional and mental health needs soar, teachers are being asked to serve as ad hoc counselors, therapists and social...

Joanne Jacobs
Oct 27, 20222 min read
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Raising not-so-American kids
College-educated parents want their children taught in Japanese, Mandarin, French and Spanish, writes Abigail Shrier on Substack. They...

Joanne Jacobs
Oct 8, 20222 min read
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Fear not
Every night when I put my daughter to bed, I would say, "There are no wolves or bears in Palo Alto. They live a long way away." How old...

Joanne Jacobs
Sep 11, 20222 min read
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It's college, not kindergarten
Of the three million students who will start college this fall, one million won't make it through the first year on campus or won't...

Joanne Jacobs
Sep 4, 20222 min read
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