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Your CHILDREN NEED LIFE SKILLS – this dad explains how to teach them

Read the full article by Shannon Carpenter HERE.   Like we asked so many times, where in life are you expected to know how to explicate a sonnet, explain the process of photosynthesis, describe the political implications of the sinking of the Maine, solve quadratic equations, and run the 4 x 100m relay all in the same day? School. No. Fucking. Place. Else. Essentially meaningless content. Requiring an endless routine of archaic mental gymnastics. The kid may “test...

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UNC-Chapel Hill CANCELS CLASSES after police investigate reported suicides

Read the full article by Lucille Sherman HERE.   The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) states: More than 45 percent of young adults who stopped attending college because of mental health related reasons did not request accommodations. 50 percent of them did not access mental health services and supports either. Overall, 40 percent of students with diagnosable mental health conditions did not seek help. 57 percent of them did not request...

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Thunberg leads CLIMATE PROTESTS in Italy ahead of COP26

Read the full article from Al Jazeera HERE.   Deeper in this article Miss Thunberg states: ‚ÄúThey are pretending that they have solutions to the climate crisis and that they are taking sufficient action, but we see through their lies. ‚ÄúBuild back better, blah, blah, blah. Green economy, blah, blah, blah. Net-zero by 2050, blah, blah, blah. Climate-neutral, blah, blah, blah. This is all we hear from our so-called leaders. Words, words that sound great...

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‘ARE YOU READY FOR A PROTEST?’ Are Kansas students part of higher ed ‘#MeToo’ moment?

Read the full article by Katie Bernard HERE.   Protesting the frat is one thing, but students should focus their voices on Chancellor Douglas Girod. Given his medical background, he probably appreciates the importance of house calls (and emails and in-person visits of large groups). chancellor@ku.edu Office of the ChancellorStrong Hall1450 Jayhawk Blvd., Room 230Lawrence, KS 66045 785-864-3131

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