William Deresiewicz
William Deresiewicz (who will be speaking at our upcoming conference on Friday afternoon, 4/28!) made […]
Believe it or not, this time next month (Thursday, 4/27), we’ll be setting the tables […]
They say you can trace the exact moment the Great British Public fell out of […]
1. First off, grab the kleenbox box because here’s a beautiful instance of grace in […]
1) It is “Play Week” at NPR, so let’s have some fun! Among the legions […]
A few thoughts on one parent’s devastating (and hilarious) attack on “America’s Kid-Competition Complex”. Turns out no one ever thought of a good idea in the middle of cramming for the SAT…
We’re told that learning how to handle failure is an important part of growing up. Yet we do everything we can to make sure our kids never experience it. What did Samuel Beckett actually mean when he told us to “fail better”? And what does it have to do–if anything–with the theology of the cross? All this and (not) much more!
1. William Deresiewicz’s clickbaity “Don’t Send Your Kid to the Ivy League” draws in high-achievers and […]
An incredible column appeared in The NY Times recently, “A Matter of Taste?”, in which […]