By Aseem Mehta Over the past eight years, public schools across the country have been subject to new rules and standards of proficiency and progress for their students. The regulations were a key component of former-President Bush’s No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB). The success of the policy opens up the possibility of [...]
Entries from March 31st, 2009
No Child Left Behind – Part II: One Teen’s Viewpoint
March 31st, 2009 by Teen Contributor · No Comments · Teen Talk
“Really Busy. Need Space”- Texting a Break Up
March 27th, 2009 by Teen Contributor · No Comments · Tech Talk, Teen Talk
By Remy Marin A few years ago, I was among the many gossip magazine readers and writers around the country who were shocked and appalled when singer Jessica Simpson was dumped via text by her then-boyfriend, Adam Levine of Maroon 5. Reportedly, the offending text merely consisted of, “Really busy. Need space.” Now, [...]
Grrrr… Teen Stress Follows Into Adulthood: Study
March 23rd, 2009 by Cindy Atoji · No Comments · Teen Talk
Ahhh, the teen-age years: the first kiss, the freedom of a driver’s license, the glory of staying up all night. It’s the agony and ecstasy of being young and innocent; a time of highs and lows, when the stresses of life seem particularly edgy. “I’ll just die if he breaks up with me.” “My SAT [...]
Get Rid of the Smokescreen Around Obesity: One Teen’s Viewpoint
March 17th, 2009 by Teen Contributor · No Comments · Teen Health Talk, Teen Talk
By Kendall Stewart According to a recent article in the New York Times, obese teens are just as likely to die prematurely as smokers. But this comes as no surprise to me – did we not know this before? It seems to me that almost everyone knows the health complications that come with being [...]
Tags: childhood obesity·smoking·Teen Health·Teen Health Talk·Teen Talk
Our Bodies, Our Daughters’ Bodies
March 12th, 2009 by Karen Feldscher · No Comments · Parent Talk, Teen Health Talk, Teen Talk
My seven-year-old daughter has taken to grabbing her stomach and saying, “I am so fat!” One day she even said to me, “I wish I could just chop it off!” // She’s not fat, by the way. But somewhere along the way, she got the idea that she is. As if we mothers don’t have [...]
Tags: body image·Childhood·obesity·Parent Talk·Teen Talk·weight
BT, FT (By Teens, For Teens): T’s BMJ (That’s BodiMojo)
March 9th, 2009 by Cindy Atoji · No Comments · All Things BodiMojo, Tech Talk, Teen Talk
Teens have always had a mind – and language – all their own, but with today’s cyber-teens, even more so. They’re plugged in, they’re mobile, and if there’s an aitr (adult in the room), well, ttyl (talk to you later). // Since BodiMojo is all about teens, we’ve made it our goal to be “for [...]
Economy’s Down But Kids Upbeat
March 5th, 2009 by Kim Keough · No Comments · Teen Talk
Bailout? Recession? Foreclosure? Credit Crisis? HUH?! Most kids have no idea what these words mean and adults are finding it difficult to bring the economic climate conversation down to kid-level. Hey, maybe a Kid’s Economic Glossary might help! // This glossary is just one way in which experts are helping to educate kids about the [...]
Tags: Current Events·economy·family·money·spending·Teen Talk
One Teen Takes Swing Against Steroid Abuse
March 2nd, 2009 by Teen Contributor · 1 Comment · Teen Health Talk, Teen Talk
By Aseem Mehta What would you buy with $250 million? Apparently New York Yankees star Alex Rodriguez allegedly spent part of his earnings on something not-so-stellar: steroids. Recent reports say that America’s highest paid athlete spent three years of his life regularly injecting himself with banned substances. His intention, like other big-name athletes who have [...]