Word: homework
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Raising children forces adults into a life marked by spit-up stains, poopy diapers, homework assignments, soccer games, ballet recitals, hugs and kisses, circles under the eyes and, for those of us who work, bucketloads of guilt. Most of us eventually come to terms with the physical trials of parenting, such as the reality that from time to time during our tour of duty, we will be vomited on. We become feeding, clothing and carpooling experts. But we never quite know what to do with the guilt...
...HOMEWORK The information highway is an educational godsend. But for growing numbers of college students, the lures of the Net backfire, according to a study in the Journal of Communication. Trouble arises when students become hooked on the "live" Net of instant messaging, chat rooms and gaming. Students who felt Internet use had hurt their schoolwork were logged on to the live Net 10 times as long as were their peers...
...rigorous academic meritocracy, good students are praised and respected; superior students become objects of local pride. A-bian was the finest student Tainan County had ever seen. "He was always the brightest in his classes," says Chen Chia-cheng, his sixth-grade teacher. "He used to finish his homework for the night before lunchtime." His classmates recall a studious, diminutive boy, annoyingly prim, his hand shooting up to provide correct answers to teachers' queries. The takeaway from his childhood successes: as long as you have boned up on whatever subject is at hand, you will succeed. That principle carried...
...road again, selling his message of party victory this December but, more important, selling the plucky little A student from Hsi-chuang. Only now he wants to be the popular kid instead of the smart kid, the one you want to hang out with rather than the one whose homework you want to borrow...
...parents often feel they have little influence on their teenagers. But a recent study published in Family Planning Perspectives suggests that parent-child communication can make a difference in a teen's sexual attitudes. The study found that teens who participated in sex-ed programs with parents involved in homework assignments were more likely to avoid risky sexual behavior and were more serious about abstinence than peers in programs that lack parental engagement...