Posts Tagged ‘careers’

News and Info for 21st Century Parents

Keep your tots offline: scientists believe Internet addiction affects the human brain.

Beware of articles like this one that lament long-dead and dying careers (old news) while gushing over the percentage increases (not the actual modest numbers) of new jobs that will require advanced degrees.

Here’s an event that will help you prepare for the future: a self-reliance expo.

According to the numbers, the empty nest truly does have a revolving door: more young adults are moving back home thanks to the economy…

…while the civilian labor force continues to shrink.

What Homeschooled Kids are Missing Out On

They’re missing out on money, apparently: at this school, students are actually paid to attend.

You Can Say That Again!

How can any human being learn autonomy, initiative, and personal responsibility when the decision of when, where, and whether he may eat his own food is not his to make? (Gennady Stolyarov II on public schools)

So, how are you preparing your children to thrive in the 21st century? Check out the links to the left for articles and information that will help you.

See you next Wednesday,

Barbara Frank

www.thrivinginthe21stcentury.com

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