5 Myths Around Bullying
It’s unlikely that you can read or watch your favorite news source and not hear something on the subject of bullying. Here are some of the most common myths about bullying and why it happens.
‘School and Studies’ at Psychology, Philosophy and Real Life
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“A” is for “Acceptable”
Academic grades aren’t what they used to be. Grade inflation doesn’t tell us as much about student performance as it does about our motivations and fears.
The Missing Element in Science: Encouragement
Carl Sagan’s masterpiece, Cosmos, made science simultaneously accessable and transcendent. Neil deGrasse Tyson’s reboot of the venerable series is most remarkable not for galaxies or geniuses, but for a simple gesture of kindness between these two men, decades ago.
ADHD: Epidemic of Incidence or Over-Diagnosis?
The latest numbers on ADHD appear to be seriously out of step with historical prevalence rates and suggest an epidemic not so much of occurrence but rather of over-diagnosis.
Anger Management for Bus Beaters: Justice Misguided?
Instrumental or “predatory” aggression is not an outgrowth of poorly managed or chronic anger. Rather, it’s passionless yet purposeful and deliberate terror.
Survey Says: More College Freshman Think They’re “All That!”
According to research, the current generation of students think very highly of themselves, contrary to objective evidence. In today’s tight job market, their success is not guaranteed.
Reading in the Post-Paper Age
Some said the day would never come: that we’d never surrender our ink and pressed pulp for pixels on a screen. But then iPad, Kindle, Nook, and a slew of other reading alternatives changed many of our minds.