When I first heard this story, I had to think about it for a bit: A one-time high school cheerleader who was sexually assaulted - raped - by two star athletes was kicked off her cheerleading squad for refusing to cheer for her attacker.   They were all at a party, drinking.  The two star athletes took her into a room alone and locked the door; they fondled and then raped her.  More >>

When witches go riding, and black cats are seen The moon laughs and whispers, 'tis near Halloween . More >>

A third-year Boston College Law School student facing dismal job prospects and a mountain of student loan debt has offered the prestigious law school a unique deal:  keep the degree, and give him back his tuition! More >>

A high school teacher called me because she was so agitated she didn't know what to do to calm herself down.  She called me, because she was convinced in her own mind that I would not only agree with her, but give her a course of action to follow. She'd been working at her current school for four years.  At a meeting of all the teachers, they were informed that the parking lot would no longer have reserved spaces for each instructor - from now on, it would be "first come, first served." More >>

I never knew a man come to greatness or eminence who lay abed late in the morning. More >>

My grandfather once told me that there are two kinds of people:  More >>

"My homework is done!" Imagine hearing the words above, before having to ask the question. Wouldn't it be wonderful to know that the homework was complete and your child was ahead? More >>

Here's a scenario:  some scummy high school boy pulls down your 13-year-old daughter's sweatpants in front of other students at a middle school in New Jersey.  The combination of harassment and assault is reported to the school.  What happens?  The school superintendent asks you, the mother, what kind of underwear your daughter wears in order to determine what was revealed, as though the punishment should fit the size of her drawers instead of the crime itself. More >>

There are three things that are extremely hard... More >>

It is true the expertise of the school faculty is to help provide your child with an education. It is also your job to support that end. One of the biggest challenges is many parents do not feel skilled at educating their kids, and many times the techniques or ways their kids are being taught can be difficult for parents to understand at teach at home... More >>