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Clean Slate Giving in School Discipline Efforts
22December

Clean Slate Giving in School Discipline Efforts

Got to Have a Clean Slate Baby  I got to have a clean slate baby, I’m goin’ to wipe away all my mistakes -Tower of Power When looking back over your life, or even a season, have you ever even once wished you...

In Search of the Good Parent
19December

In Search of the Good Parent

In Search of the Good Parent  You’d think after 3 decades working as a teacher and then a school principal that I’d have found more than a few good parents along the way.  And I did.  A lot,...

Modern 'Tweens' Have it Harder than Ever
08December

Modern 'Tweens' Have it Harder than Ever

Modern 'Tweens' Have it Harder than Ever Although it has never been easy being a teenager, the breadth and intensity of what teens face these days compared to a century ago are staggering.  Forced child labor, nation-wide poverty,...

The New Drug Beast Coming to a Street Corner Near You
08December

The New Drug Beast Coming to a Street Corner Near You

The New Drug Beast Coming to a Street Corner Near You Coming to a street corner near you, and probably way too close to home. Moms and dads, grab your kids off the streets. It does not care who it consumes.  It is no...

Sleep Experts Say to Kill the Lights
08December

Sleep Experts Say to Kill the Lights

Sleep Experts Say to Kill the Lights The natural light of each new day told our ancestors’ brains it was time to rise and shine.  And the loss of that light at night told them it was time to close their eyes and go to sleep....

The Low Down on Vaping and Your Kids
08December

The Low Down on Vaping and Your Kids

The Low Down on Vaping and Your Kids The Food and Drug Administration lists “vaping” as one of several electronic nicotine delivery systems, including e-cigarettes, e-pipes, hookah pens, and vape pens, and is in the process...

Blaming Parents, Finally
08December

Blaming Parents, Finally

Who’s Really to Blame for Failure in Education? “If your kids are disrespectful little shits, parents, it’s your fault,” said George Carlin.  There.  It’s finally been said.  It’s...

"Pedagology:" A New Science of Education for Today's Learners and Schools
08December

"Pedagology:" A New Science of Education for...

"Pedagology:" A New Science of Education for Today's Learners and Schools "Pedagology" is my name for a new science of education.  And it's good for what ails U.S. students, and for what's most lacking in today's...

Teen Mental Health Care Lacking in Southern Utah - and most likely - Your Hometown as Well
05October

Teen Mental Health Care Lacking in Southern Utah - and...

Editor’s Note: The following article is a case study pertaining to the lack of mental health opportunities in Southern Utah’s largest city, St. George. The following Article describes a lacking mental health assistance that...