STUDENT HEALTH SERVICES AT DROPOUT TO DEAN'S LIST Students are suffering all kinds of problems... from the usual suspects: anxiety and depression to gambling, drinking, and self-harm -- SELF -HARM You will be alarmed to learn that as many as 20% of students at university and college in … [Read more...]
SELF-HARM. YOUNG PEOPLE ON VIDEO. WHO DOES IT AND CAN IT BE STOPPED?
November 7, 2013 by
SELF-HARM SCOPE OF THE PROBLEM (PART 2 of 2) This is the second of a two-part series on self-harm by students. If you are a young person who engages in harming yourself, you might want to read this. If you are the parent of a self-abusing child you definitely DO want to read this. UP … [Read more...]
SEARCHING FOR YOURSELF? Need a new search party? Try you!
November 7, 2013 by
SEARCHING FOR YOURSELF? Need a new search party? Try you! FLYING BLIND? When children play Hide and Seek, at least the searchers know who they're looking for. Do we know who we're searching for when we're looking for ourselves? Not usually. Which means we're flying, or searching … [Read more...]
KNOW YOURSELF. Are you, You? Do you know?
November 7, 2013 by
KNOW YOURSELF Are you, YOU? DO YOU KNOW? (I MEAN THE REAL YOU AND NOT AN IMPOSTER OF SOME KIND?) Do you even know? Have you thought about it lately? This is important because if you don't know who you are, how are you going to know what to do after high school? Or college? Or the … [Read more...]
Don’t be yourself!
November 7, 2013 by
DONT BE YOURSELF WHATEVER YOU DO! THIS IS THE FIRST OF A CONTINUING SERIES ON THE SELF Some years ago, I saw a great New Yorker cartoon. The New Yorker is a wonderful weekly, of course, and there are many exceptional articles in each issue but the cartoons alone are worth the price of the … [Read more...]
8 WAYS COLLEGES LIE ABOUT CLASS TIME. TIME LOSS, PART 3
November 7, 2013 by
8 WAYS COLLEGES LIE ABOUT CLASS TIME PART 3 OF A 7-PARTER ON FALSE TIME PROMISES WE LOSE TIME DUE TO LIES, FALSE PROMISES AND TIME "ESTIMATES." People constantly give us false job estimates and fool us. And we don't help the situation because we often fool ourselves. WE LOSE PATIENCE AND … [Read more...]
TIME LOSS, PART 2: THE EVIL ETA SYSTEM COSTS US TIME AND MONEY!
November 7, 2013 by
TIME LOSS, PART 2: THE EVIL ETA SYSTEM COSTS US TIME AND MONEY! In the first post in this 7-part series regarding phony time estimates, I said we are getting faked out by false promises when we are told by anybody--individuals, governments, bosses, companies, sales people, repairmen--anybody--how … [Read more...]
LOVE YOURSELF FIRST OR YOU CAN’T LOVE ANYONE ELSE
November 6, 2013 by
LOVE YOURSELF FIRST OR YOU CAN'T LOVE ANYONE ELSE IF YOU ARE A YOUNG PERSON, LOVE IS AN IMPORTANT TOPIC. You have either been in love, ARE in love or wish you were in love. Or maybe you don't really know what love is! That is more likely! I am always in love but love starts with … [Read more...]
OTHER EDUCATIONAL CHOICES
November 5, 2013 by
OTHER EDUCATIONAL CHOICES We'll have information and articles on non-traditional educational choices and institutions soon. Not everyone should go to college. And there are excellent reasons for that. Both students and parents have to come to grips with the idea that NOT everybody has to be a … [Read more...]
TIME LOSS, PART 1: HOW WE FOOL OURSELVES BY BELIEVING FALSE ETAs
November 5, 2013 by
TIME LOSS: PART 1 : HOW WE WE FOOL OURSELVES BY BELIEVING FALSE ETAs Part 1 OF An 8-PART SERIES ON HOW FALSE TIME ESTIMATES WRECK OUR DAILY LIVES. FALSE ETAs--ESTIMATED TIMES OF ARRIVAL --DRIVE US NUTS! (AIRLINES OR DRIVING TIMES ARE THE WORST) This will change your perception of time … [Read more...]
