What Foreign Languages are Teens Learning?

According to a recent article in the New York Times, thousands of public schools have stopped teaching foreign languages in the last decade.  Chinese classes on the other hand have increased.  It seems the Chinese government is sending teachers from China to schools around the world  and are paying part of their salaries.
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Does Your Teen Walk Into Poles??

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A boy walks into a telephone pole.  Ever heard that story?  Many teens are pretty clueless about their surroundings when they have a cell phone in their hand.   In fact, I’ve almost been mowed over by someone talking seemingly to no one.  Well, not exactly no one – they [...]

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A Tool to Disable Cellphones

In July I wrote about a product that was then in beta release. Zoomsafer has since been introduced to the market and I saw a great article about it in the New York Times recently.  This product is one of the few that completely disables the cellphone.  For parents of teens who are new [...]

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