The new school year is almost upon us, and that means big changes to the family routine and lots of new things on your to-do list. To keep from getting overwhelmed, I recommend breaking down... Read more >>

It seems to be inevitable, really. Recently, my stepdaughter heard Yale mentioned on TV.  “What’s Yale?” She asked me. “Well, Yale is a really good college. It’s... Read more >>

In my school years, I learned how to develop friendships and how to organize my life. I learned how to define myself and I establish my values. However, I have seen some of my school mates fail in... Read more >>

I never thought I would be describing myself as the three Ss, but here I am: a scared, sick student. I am fifty-one, have total kidney failure, I’m on dialysis three days a week, and I’m... Read more >>

As I write this, my daughter is playing Monopoly with a friend, and my son is in his room driving a remote-control car around. I just finished doing some writing and was wrapping up a few things on... Read more >>

I am now committed to going back to school online, possibly starting this April. I found my school, Grand Canyon University by accident, mixed into a mismash of other online schools in an internet ad.... Read more >>

I never thought that I would end up this way. I have a lot of free time when I reached forty. I spent the last nth years working and taking care of kids that I never have time even to comb my hair.... Read more >>

Engage Your Emotions You are one of the most powerful sources of information. You have gone to school for at lease a dozen years, you may have worked at various jobs after school during the summers,... Read more >>

I bet school-supply shopping’s a whole lot less complicated these days, thanks to multitasking accessories like iPhones and netbooks. But when I was a kid, pens and binders were bona fide status... Read more >>

My short commute to work this morning led me past two schools opening their doors for the new school year. A middle school and a high school. As a consummate observer of people it was fun to watch the... Read more >>