Category Archives: Adolescence
Assessing the Need: My Justification for the Young Achievers Network
Most people don’t know this, but about 65,000 Fairfax County (VA) residents were considered economically disadvantaged in 2012? Of course, I would never have been able to cite this statistic if I hadn’t taken the time to conduct the research. … Continue reading
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Educating “At-Risk” Youths | Chris Cannon
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Tagged at risk youths, chris cannon, education, teaching
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The Hyper-Sensitivity of Youth
Earlier this week, I had to coax my son into toning down something he had written for one of his classes. What he had written down made a lot of sense, but because his words seemed to paint whole groups of people … Continue reading