Tag: Youth & Education
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âApp capsâ wonât cure teen social media addiction
If our smartphones have turned us into dopamine junkies, then all of us âusersâ have a favourite drug of choice. For some, itâs doomscrolling through X; for others, itâs the smug competitiveness of Strava; for many, itâs the entertaining escapism of TikTok. For me, itâs the aesthetic allure of Instagram.
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Everyone Writes. But Is Everyone a Writer?
Workshops hosted by published authors like Elizabeth Gilbert and nonauthors like Caroline Calloway have commodified creativity.
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Flow Alone Wonât Make You a Writer
Writing starts with flow, but itâs sustained by discipline, revision, and grit.
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How One Woman Fought for the Chance to Become a Better Writer
In a quest to improve her prose, Sandra Gail Lambert constantly had to push aside feedback that tokenized her in order to get criticism that was actually helpful. Hereâs how she succeeded.
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The Challenge of Teaching War to Today’s Students
Todayâs youth arenât interested in learning about the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts that have shaped recent historyâbut an Iraq war veteran-turned-teacher warns that the results of an uninformed generation could be dangerous.
