Childhood: the latest model and its discontents
A six-year-old receiving a public-school education instructed a four-year-old that the goal of life is to stay close to grown-ups. She explained, […]
The priority when “Old Time is still a-flying”
“The word priority came into the English language in the 1400s. It was singular. It meant the very first or prior thing. […]
From childish “adulting” to the child-like adult
Listen to the maxims of a culture and the values and aspirations become clear. Resounding words of wisdom still come to mind: […]