Fascinating WSJ article on a disturbing trend: "Some Americans caught in the weak job market are lining up for federal student aid, not for education that boosts their employment prospects but for the chance to take out low-cost loans, sometimes with little intention of getting a degree." Read the whole thing. HT: Wintery Knight … [Read more...] about Student Loans Entice Borrowers More for Cash Than a Degree
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What’s Wrong With Buying Your Way Onto the Bestseller List?
Great post by Jared Wilson. 1. It’s dishonest. 2. It’s egocentric and lazy. 3. It may eventually harm your reputation and will bug you in the long run. 4. It’s poor stewardship and bad strategy. 5. It disadvantages those actually gifted. Read his post for explanations. And these, my friends, are the reasons that I have foregone this great temptation. But hey, it's only Wednesday! There is still time for YOU to help Preparing Your Teens For College make a best-seller list the honest way. Pick up a copy today! HT: Justin Taylor … [Read more...] about What’s Wrong With Buying Your Way Onto the Bestseller List?
Interview with Douglas Bond on Preparing Your Teens for College
Douglas Bond is an author of 25 books, a teacher at a Christian high school, and a tour guide. He asked me some questions about Preparing Your Teens for College, and I'm posting a portion of our interaction here with his permission (with a generalized answer about my kids). What prompted you to write your newest release, Preparing Your Teens for College? Were you seeing specific problems and issues among young people coming from Christian homes at the university you teach at? What were some of those? More people than ever are going to college today, as we’re fast becoming a skill- and … [Read more...] about Interview with Douglas Bond on Preparing Your Teens for College
Hope and Help for Depressed Teens
From my friend David Murray, author of Christians Get Depressed Too: … [Read more...] about Hope and Help for Depressed Teens
The New “Son of God” Movie
Here's the trailer: Should we go see it? … [Read more...] about The New “Son of God” Movie
Interview by Matt Mitchell on Preparing Your Teens for College
Matt: Who should read this book and why? Obviously, it's written specifically for parents. What kind of parents did you have in mind? What if we don't think our teens will attend college? Should we still read it? Should our teens read it, too? What makes it different from other books out there about preparing for college? Alex: I wrote this book for all kinds of parents—those whose children have near-perfect SAT (or ACT) scores and those who don’t know the SAT or ACT from ABC, NBC, and CBS. The truth is that all our teens face tremendous challenges when it comes to entering adulthood. … [Read more...] about Interview by Matt Mitchell on Preparing Your Teens for College