Life has funny twists and turns. In 2016, when my youngest daughter, Allison, was a freshman in high school, she asked me if she could attend a summer program at NYU with a […]
At 56, Justin Bieber Changed My Life
Pathways Giving College A Run For The Money
“Your money or your life” was a popular hold-up phrase in old westerns, but it also applies to the feeling most students and their families have today regarding the long road to […]
The Real Cost of a Meaningless Education
Viktor Frankl was right. In 1965, the world-renowned psychiatrist and author of Man’s Search For Meaning described the U.S. system of education as ‘mechanistic’–a system that treated students like machines rather than […]
The Five C’s to Success in the New World of Work
I believe my job as a parent is to teach my children to leave me. If I do my job well, they will have a strong sense of self, find meaningful work […]
The Vaping Epidemic: Asking the Right Question
I recently attended a lecture by two police officers discussing vaping. They brought all sorts of confiscated vaping devices. There are now over 15,000 different types, including clothing. They talked about the […]
Modern Parenting: The Downside of a One-sided Balance Sheet
When my first daughter was born, I wanted to do everything right. I bought a book about positive parenting and read it cover to cover. I didn’t want to say the negative […]
In An Automated World, Our Humanness Is The Advantage
“Robots Are Taking Over Everything!” Headlines like this create fear and insecurity about the future, especially in the job market, and lead us to question our children’s potential for success. While it […]
The Power of Social Skills for Future Success
When my three daughters were young, they had a tradition of individual, one-on-one dinners with their grandparents each week. As my eldest daughter moved from 3rd to 4th grade, she had more […]
Let’s Allow Our Children to Create Their Own Life Stories
Stories passed down from generation to generation in our families, cultures and communities create the binding fabric of our societies. Triumph over adversity, struggles to adapt and the lessons learned enable each […]
