kids-these-days

How Are We Whipping Our Kids Into Fighting Shape?

Hamilton Nolan · 12/01/09 11:17AM

If the youth of America don't lose that weight, how will they fare in the deserts of Iraq, waging our 100 Year War of Imperial Conquest? Exactly. That's why schools across the country are literally forcing kids to shape up.

How to Deal With Teens

Hamilton Nolan · 11/24/09 03:45PM

"A 13-year-old girl won't interact with her long-distance father, and she even called him 'gay' for caring. What's a dad to do?" Point out that she's the gay one, and she looks like a slut. Kids' respect is earned. [WaPo]

Tween Protests Anomie of Modern Urban Life

Hamilton Nolan · 11/24/09 10:43AM

A 13 year-old Brooklyn boy with Asperger's syndrome got scared of being scolded about school so he spent eleven f'ing days riding the New York subway—alone and undetected—because this world is a cold and heartless place.

Teacher Suspended For Implying Chuck Palahniuk Is Cool

Hamilton Nolan · 11/09/09 09:28AM

It's the oldest tale in the book of high school cliches: Kids love Cool English Teacher for treating them like adults; administration hates Cool English Teacher for same reason; and then somewhere in there, there's a carrot in the butt.