Word: academicization
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How strongly do you believe The Nurture Assumption's assertions hold up a decade on? They've held up quite well. I took an extreme position: that parents have no important long-term effects on their children's personalities. By doing this, I was making myself an easy target, inviting...
So if they can't influence the adults their children become, then what, if any, steps can parents take to help ensure their kids succeed? Or become "good" people? I believe the most important function of parents is to give their children a happy home - not because it will make...
Research now suggests that much of the achievement gap in the U.S. is in place before children even reach kindergarten, suggesting parents play a huge role in their kids' academic success. How does those conclusions fit into your own research? Adoption studies show that being raised in an intellectually rich...
Dr. Paul J. Barreira is the Director of Behavioral Health and Academic Counseling at Harvard University Health Services, and an Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School.
The College’s second annual Mental Health Week kicked off at yesterday’s Undergraduate Council meeting as Paul Barreira, the director of behavioral health and academic counseling at Harvard University Health Services, discussed the resources available to students and fielded questions. “This isn?...