Students should be encouraged to work hard at school. But at what point does the pressure to succeed become counterproductive?
Author Archives: Paul Looby
Weeder
Read about a man whose occupation—harvesting seaweed from the ocean—keeps him immersed in the rhythms of nature.
Feasting and Fighting: The Long-Lost Secrets of Beowulf
Archaeologists in Denmark have excavated the sixth-century great dining hall at the center of the epic poem.
Cure Violence
Explore the website of Cure Violence, the parent organization of CeaseFire Chicago, to find out more about Gary Slutkin’s approach to preventing violence.
Super Role Model
Read about the ups and downs of Wonder Woman, a comic book character created to raise the self-esteem of girls.
Victory Over Violence
A program in an ethnically mixed borough in England trains teenagers to teach younger children nonviolent methods of resolving racial confict.
What Happy Teenagers Do Differently
The author of this article argues that healthy risk-taking can prepare teenagers to lead happy, successful lives.
From Walden to the White House
In this blog entry, Michael Brune, executive director of the Sierra Club, explains why his organization is undertaking its first campaign of civil disobedience.
Don’t Like Hamlet? Now’s Your Chance To Rewrite It
A new adaptation of Hamlet is written in a “Choose Your Own Adventure” format, allowing readers to take the plot in different directions.
Our Mission Is to Report These Horrors of War
In 2012, veteran war correspondent Marie Colvin died while reporting on conflict in Syria. Read this speech in which she argues that journalists must take risks to uncover the truth.
Soccer Helping Young Refugees Find Footing in U.S.
Refugees to the United States left their home countries under duress. This article and short video describe a program in California that uses soccer to help refugee children heal from their past and adapt to a new culture.
What Stresses You Out About School?
Along with increased independence can come increased stress. In this article, teens share their worries about going back to school and offer advice to each other.
Cool Jobs: Sports Science
It’s rare to make a living from playing a sport, but that doesn’t mean an interest in athletics can’t help you get a job. This article features scientists whose work involves helping athletes.
Blogging the Slow-Motion Revolution: An Interview with China’s Huang Qi
In this interview, learn about the challenges faced by the man who started China’s first human-rights website.
Wikipedia Bumps Women from “American Novelists” Category
A scandal erupted when editors of an online encyclopedia removed the names of women from its American novelists page and put them into a separate all-women subcategory.
Is That a Movie or Video Game?
Computer-generated imagery has allowed filmmakers to create spectacular effects easily. But are more effects always better? In this feature from The New York Times, four writers who work in the film industry debate the question.