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5 of the Best Grad Advice Tips–No Matter What Grade
Boys, Men, All: You don’t need to have it all figured out right now. — Tomorrow is my middle son’s 8th grade promotion. His school does the whole graduation ceremony with speeches, the band playing...
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We Have to Keep Our Dignity!?
… and everyone is staring in your face like “who do you think you are.” The role of men is changing in the 21st century. Want to keep up? Get the best stories from The Good Men Project delivered...
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5 Things Every Parent Needs to Know About the Education System
Embed from Getty Images — One of the most stressful things for many parents is navigating the education system. For divorced parents, the debate over where kids should go to school and who should be...
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One Man’s Words for Graduates
Michael Carley has some thoughts for students about to make the transition from one life to another. It’s graduation time for both high schools and colleges, so it’s time for graduates to hear...
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Moment of Mystery
Concentrate and Ask In his memoirs Born a Crime, Trevor Noah writes that we only come to know people in the silent moments we spend with them. In his attempts to better understand his mysterious...
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Moment of Spirit
The Virgin Mary-Buddha Combo The Archbishop gave the graduating seniors of St. Michael’s High School his well wishes in the form of anecdotes of teenage heroism—young people who had risked their lives...
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Time Machine Series: Exploring Past, Present, and Future
Pomp and Circumstance PAST At my high school graduation in 1995, I had a captive audience of 425 graduating students below me on the Santa Fe High School football field, and all their parents and...
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How Will We Deal With Workplace Automation?
Embed from Getty Images Driverless semi trucks are expected to hit the road in full force as soon as 2020. While this will make the industry more efficient, the question over what happens to 3.5...
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The Cut
Portraits of the Patriarchy Father Time examines the progressive shift in modern fatherhood Part 10 The procedure was transactional—like getting a haircut, except the cutting was happening nowhere near...
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College Will Be a Blast, Just Say Yes!
Embed from Getty Images — I wish I was about to begin 12th grade next week. Starting over… what a great opportunity. If I could wave a magic wand I would become a high school student one more time…...
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Dear Noah: Welcome to Carrying On
— Dear Noah, Welcome to carrying on… Life is not suddenly beginning for you. It began 18 years ago. Just think, you learned to speak, walk, eat, drive and you have proof of it all in your...
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Learning to Fail
Robert Barsanti gives a rallying call for failure. Why? Victory reinforces; failure teaches. I teach with a woman who loves her seniors. She praises them, challenges them to be better, and, when...
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When an Autistic Child Graduates from College: Now What?
I should have been simply thrilled when my “special needs” daughter, Samantha, graduated with a BA from Pace University. But “simple” is not in my vocabulary, at least not when it comes to Samantha....
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Diplomas Are Worth Their Weight In Gold
In December of 2005, I graduated from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. I graduated with a bachelors of science in Graphic Design. I was so relieved to be done. The idea of finally completing...
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Why Does 18 Feel Like the End of Childhood?
My eldest child turns 18 years old on March 31st. It seems like an arbitrary number to start considering your children adults. But my child will be able to move out on her own, vote, buy lottery...
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The Worst Commencement Speech Advice Ever
Another year of high school commencement ceremonies cometh and goeth, and againth I was not asked to speak at any of them. Graduates, count your blessings. I say this because, unlike the school...
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The Grass is Forever Greener on the Other Side…
— This original proverb is ‘the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence’. It is a reminder that other people’s situation may always look better than yours even though that might not be...
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10 Things College Grads Can Do To Prepare Themselves for the Journey Ahead
— Cersei Lannister of Game of Thrones once said, “No matter who you are, no matter how strong you are, sooner or later, you’ll face circumstances beyond your control.” Those coming of age today will...
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Fifth Grade’s Most Annoying Male
— Last night I read an article about an eleven-year-old fifth grader in special education at a Gary, IN prep school who, at his school’s awards banquet, was actually called out in front of his peers...
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Respecting Gender Non-Conforming Graduates
June is Pride Month. June is also the month most high schools around the country have their graduation ceremonies. There is an intersection between these two events that might slip past the awareness...
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