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I'm 17 and I can't figure things out I'm 17 and I can't figure things out
I don't know what my friends are talking about, and I don't know what my problem is.
By Cary Tennis Oct 7, 2008
I bailed on taking the bar exam at the last minute -- twice I bailed on taking the bar exam at the last minute -- twice
I finally got through law school but I'm having a problem with procrastination.
By Cary Tennis Jul 21, 2008
I'm afraid I'm doing the wrong art I'm afraid I'm doing the wrong art
Should I paint, or sculpt, or write? I can't decide.
By Cary Tennis Jul 17, 2008
At 56 I want an art history degree At 56 I want an art history degree
I hit the wall in my dead-end job, I'm sleeping on a friend's floor, but I have a dream!
By Cary Tennis Jul 7, 2008
China's tofu construction China's tofu construction
A rescue worker's lament while searching the rubble in Sichuan. Plus: Three minutes of no searching, in honor of the dead
Andrew Leonard May 23, 2008
I'm a med student, but my boyfriend has just a high school education I'm a med student, but my boyfriend has just a high school education
How important is education in a relationship, and can we be happy if he is less ambitious than I am?
By Cary Tennis Apr 9, 2008
I peed at my desk in third grade and now I'm afraid to sing I peed at my desk in third grade and now I'm afraid to sing
I know I am different. I know I go for broke. What if my gift is rejected?
By Cary Tennis Nov 7, 2007
Don't be a morose teenager Don't be a morose teenager
Get a grip. We have passed the great test of a republic to survive the most incompetent leadership ever.
By Garrison Keillor Sep 19, 2007
Teachers: Be subversive Teachers: Be subversive
Jonathan Kozol, author of "Letters to a Young Teacher," talks with Salon about why No Child Left Behind squelches learning and about reading Rilke's sonnets to first graders.
By Matthew Fishbane Aug 30, 2007
Sexual harassment in art school Sexual harassment in art school
A certain 50-ish lothario lured a student into his office and made clumsy advances. Should a complaint be lodged?
By Cary Tennis May 23, 2007
Intolerance greets national LGBT awareness day Intolerance greets national LGBT awareness day
Not really getting the message, vandals and school administrators seek to silence the national Day of Silence.
Carol Lloyd Apr 19, 2007
The lords of Legotown The lords of Legotown
Seattle after-school program temporarily bans the bumpy plastic building blocks of capitalist meritocracy.
Lynn Harris Apr 2, 2007
A fellow law student broke my nose and joked about it on Facebook A fellow law student broke my nose and joked about it on Facebook
I am humiliated and outraged and don't know what to do.
By Cary Tennis Mar 30, 2007
Should I go to the extravagantly prestigious school of my dreams? Should I go to the extravagantly prestigious school of my dreams?
I'm an older student, and I could take a more prudent course, but...
By Cary Tennis Mar 29, 2007
Betrayal Week, Day 2: I was fired for doing my job as a teacher Betrayal Week, Day 2: I was fired for doing my job as a teacher
Advice for creative types everywhere: Grow a thick skin. You're going to need it.
By Cary Tennis Feb 6, 2007
Graduate schools can drive you crazy Graduate schools can drive you crazy
Why do arts graduate schools, in particular, bring out our vulnerabilities?
By Cary Tennis Feb 2, 2007
What am I doing here? What am I doing here?
I got into the hot creative writing MFA program I dreamed of, but now I feel I don't belong.
By Cary Tennis Feb 1, 2007
How to eulogize the dad no one likes? How to eulogize the dad no one likes?
My friend's father is just one more reason feminism exists -- but can we say that?
By Cary Tennis Jan 31, 2007
The hothouse effect The hothouse effect
The author of a new book about gifted children talks about the big business of "enrichment" and the joys of just being average.
By Sarah Karnasiewicz Aug 31, 2006
Garrison Keillor America eats its young
We're sticking the next generation with debt and an unjust war. Solution: We must cut healthcare for people with "Bush-Cheney" bumper stickers.
By Garrison Keillor Aug 30, 2006
Torture teachers Torture teachers
An Army document proves that Guantánamo interrogators were taught by instructors from a military school that trains U.S. soldiers how to resist torture.
By Mark Benjamin Jun 29, 2006
Woman of Zimbabwe protest rising school fees Woman of Zimbabwe protest rising school fees
As education becomes out of reach for many students in the impoverished country, WOZA storms the streets again.
Page Rockwell May 5, 2006
Reformed school girl Reformed school girl
Christine Rosen attended a fundamentalist Christian school, but the doctrinaire teachings -- and the scary sex-ed classes -- couldn't stem the tide of her questions.
By Rebecca Tuhus-Dubrow Jan 3, 2006
How to help African girls? Build toilets. How to help African girls? Build toilets.
Poor sanitation makes it harder for girls in sub-Saharan Africa to stay in school.
Page Rockwell Dec 23, 2005
Homework hell Homework hell
Today's 7-year-olds must do interviews, look through thousands of words, and answer 60 math questions in four minutes. This homework mania doesn't teach kids anything except that life is full of pain.
By Ayelet Waldman Oct 22, 2005
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