Tag: Family

Hands of a male photographer holding a digital camera taking pictures of a idyllic landscape with a lake and mountains while the picture shows at the display

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Peter Biles
Date
October 16, 2023

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Arts and Culture, Family, First Things, Gen Z, Jonathan Haidt, mental health, social media, tech use, Technology, Toddlers}

Two Notable Reads: Children and Tech and the Illusions of Photography

_{How much should kids be online? And is taking pictures taking us out of real life?} _{Peter Biles

October 16, 2023

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Teenagers' mental health has been on the decline over the last decade, particularly among teen girls. Idealized images can be fodder for the social comparison game. Read More ›

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Author
Robert J. Marks
Date
February 21, 2019

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Family, poverty, privilege, STEM fields, upward mobility}

STEM Education 5: What Difference Do Family and Privilege Make to Success?

_{A strong family helps a STEM nerd succeed. However, a “strong family” is not necessarily a family that had an easy ride, as my own story shows.} _{Robert J. Marks

February 21, 2019

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The money my parents could make in the new urban environment was good, but it was a bad place to raise kids. In high school, I began to run with gangs and do many things I’m not proud of. Dad and Mom scraped together money for me to go to college instead.