“I won the lottery 10 minutes ago. Isn’t that great? But now my sink is overflowing. OMG, why does this always happen to me?” Impulsive anger (or sadness, or excitement, or worry) seems to come from nowhere, when actually the emotion is a quick reaction to an event that just ...
"Some of the worry stems from conversations or news overheard in their own homes, but some of it also comes from kids talking on the playground. When adults are highly anxious about something, some of that anxiety can trickle down." Adults can do a lot to minimize the impact of school...
my answer will always be “YES”. We gave her a giant picture of the two of them to put in her room. Other family members have passed while she’s been around, but this is the first that has really affected her daily routine. I worry for...
We can’t worry about costs and benefits and about collateral damage when we are at war. As a politician, it is always better to do something rather than nothing, even if that something is wrong. And it is always better to err on the side of what your constituents will view as their...
t try to avoid it. Rather, take it to heart. Consider this truth and learn. Be ready for death. Be ready to face this God that the Preacher keeps talking about. And let your knowledge of death lead you to consider what comes after – not merely reality under the sun – but ...
He was excited for the opportunity to show off his new light-up sneakers to the rest of the kids. But his mom cautioned him against doing so, explaining that these children might not have such luxuries. Sure enough,when Nicholas met kids at the shelter, he quickly realiz...
learning to think logically(逻辑). But a kid who is reading about Robinson Crusoe, however, is thinking logically, too. It's not completely different. Choosing a specialty isn't something high school students should worry about. They should worry about getting a strong academic(学术的) start....
High school and college offer you the best chance to learn broadly-math, history, various sciences-and to do projects with other kids that teach you first-hand about group dynamics (群体力量). It's fine to take a deep interest in computers, dance, language or any other discipline, but ...
“We believe that this is where the market is headed.” That’s an excuse that we often hear when companies decide to implement bad design and probably came up during discussions of this new design. I call this the “Lemmings excuse”. It’s similar to saying, “All the other kids are...
Most food chains have only four or five links in them.As you go up a food chain,the amount of energy at each level diminishes,because some of the energy is lost in the form of waste or is used up by the organism at that level.That is why it takes many plants,for example,to feed...