Last month, Will Oremus wrote a piece in Slate about his pill-a-day habit. Oremus, like many Americans, has been diagnosed with attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), which is marked by poor attention span, impulse control and hyperactivity. Many people with ADHD take drugs like Ritalin and Adderall, which manage these symptoms…  [more]

Higher education has used virtual schooling for years. And with so much of culture already customized, individualized and in the grips of isolating technology, it shouldn't surprise us that K-12 education would discover and promote virtual schooling. Whether or not this is a good thing – particularly for those parents…  [more]

I grew heartsick on hearing that Cedarville University is considering dropping its philosophy major and cutting a position. As a philosophy professor at a sister evangelical university, I cannot help but find such a prospective decision to be short-sighted and deleterious, not just for Cedarville, but for the evangelical community…  [more]

Oct. 30 was Mix It Up at Lunch Day, a national tolerance campaign sponsored by the Southern Poverty Law Center. This anti-bullying initiative encourages kids to break out of their social cliques and find new friends at lunch. While Mix It Up at Lunch may seem benign, the American Family…  [more]

We are helping our last son pack for college. It feels like he’s been packing all year. He is home less and less. He’s taking care of his own appointments and managing his own money. We try to offer helpful reminders, though I’m sure we occasionally cross over into parental…  [more]