tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59623877688785705142011-12-10T17:27:35.801-05:00<p>fighting ageism | promoting youth empowerment</p> <p>"because adultism is puerile."</p>Marknoreply@blogger.comBlogger113125blogspot/ToQFhttp://feedburner.google.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5962387768878570514.post-59963674161366589482011-08-14T04:21:00.003-04:002011-08-14T04:22:16.571-04:002011-08-14T04:22:16.571-04:00 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Hk1-VNRT_up80U770KxmdCbx01E/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Hk1-VNRT_up80U770KxmdCbx01E/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Hk1-VNRT_up80U770KxmdCbx01E/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Hk1-VNRT_up80U770KxmdCbx01E/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>It's been a while, but I just have to get this out. The youth street riots in England show us what happens when government flat out ignores the needs of young people for too long. When government no longer seems to work for the people, regardless of age or social class, the people become...<br/> <br/> Follow link to read on. <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/ToQF/~4/-aVlIQwkP1g" height="1" width="1"/>Marknoreply@blogger.com1http://puerilepsyche.blogspot.com/2011/08/flash-mob-generation.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5962387768878570514.post-8325446788765639422011-03-14T13:31:00.006-04:002011-03-14T13:42:13.518-04:002011-03-14T13:42:13.518-04:00 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/IeuBPQ7LB6mDFNMej7sevg1Ylv8/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/IeuBPQ7LB6mDFNMej7sevg1Ylv8/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/IeuBPQ7LB6mDFNMej7sevg1Ylv8/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/IeuBPQ7LB6mDFNMej7sevg1Ylv8/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>Missouri senator Cunningham wants to limit child labor laws in her state, and the critics are already making it seem like she wants to eliminate them all together. &nbsp;It says nothing about "forcing" children to work (it will be an all-volunteer workforce), it says nothing about parental...<br/> <br/> Follow link to read on. <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/ToQF/~4/kicUWbUTwbI" height="1" width="1"/>Marknoreply@blogger.com3http://puerilepsyche.blogspot.com/2011/03/increase-youth-right-to-work.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5962387768878570514.post-54632395577382832962011-02-23T02:48:00.001-05:002011-02-23T02:48:49.714-05:002011-02-23T02:48:49.714-05:00 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/plZsVeMBibmeHYczhC2AS9DNwq8/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/plZsVeMBibmeHYczhC2AS9DNwq8/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/plZsVeMBibmeHYczhC2AS9DNwq8/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/plZsVeMBibmeHYczhC2AS9DNwq8/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>I can only imagine the typical conversation between a defender of artificial age limits and a liberationist ending one way--with an enlightened ageist. Those who defend artificial age limits do so because their imagination hasn't evolved past 19th century assumption. As an experiment, if you just...<br/> <br/> Follow link to read on. <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/ToQF/~4/gPPYo4E2Yy4" height="1" width="1"/>Marknoreply@blogger.com0http://puerilepsyche.blogspot.com/2011/02/washing-out-sand-lines.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5962387768878570514.post-61016268870103298442011-02-16T01:57:00.005-05:002011-02-23T02:48:36.435-05:002011-02-23T02:48:36.435-05:00 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/y5jbwPtT9n-TPOGN1BuNl9ASVlg/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/y5jbwPtT9n-TPOGN1BuNl9ASVlg/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/y5jbwPtT9n-TPOGN1BuNl9ASVlg/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/y5jbwPtT9n-TPOGN1BuNl9ASVlg/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>Frankly, I don't care if you support the "Day of Rage" proposed for this coming March 12th or not. As far as I can tell, nobody can even find what Glenn Beck is talking about in this clip, and I've done some searching and haven't turned up anything. If there is to be a day of rage in America...<br/> <br/> Follow link to read on. <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/ToQF/~4/I17TBq-nrr8" height="1" width="1"/>Marknoreply@blogger.com0http://puerilepsyche.blogspot.com/2011/02/glenn-beck-is-bigot.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5962387768878570514.post-9829133980987046952010-12-23T01:54:00.005-05:002010-12-23T02:01:11.774-05:002010-12-23T02:01:11.774-05:00 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/a2N_9pgleSay-AhIttFJu8rRr_U/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/a2N_9pgleSay-AhIttFJu8rRr_U/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/a2N_9pgleSay-AhIttFJu8rRr_U/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/a2N_9pgleSay-AhIttFJu8rRr_U/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>Everyone should watch this. "Our children are living in the most intensely stimulating period in the history of the earth. They are being besieged by information that calls their attention from every platform, computers, iPhones, advertising, and hundreds of television channels, and we are...<br/> <br/> Follow link to read on. <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/ToQF/~4/ka0kuL9hvZ0" height="1" width="1"/>Marknoreply@blogger.com0http://puerilepsyche.blogspot.com/2010/12/changing-education-paradigms.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5962387768878570514.post-70147059307269942962010-12-14T04:50:00.007-05:002010-12-14T04:57:17.902-05:002010-12-14T04:57:17.902-05:00 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NdD2ECk8cW6Zh6nI0uAyY7vTmWE/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NdD2ECk8cW6Zh6nI0uAyY7vTmWE/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NdD2ECk8cW6Zh6nI0uAyY7vTmWE/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NdD2ECk8cW6Zh6nI0uAyY7vTmWE/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>UK Prime Minster David Cameron's "Big Society" is looking more like "Big Brother Society" every time we catch wind of one of these. Apparently, a youth can be investigated and even arrested by anti-terrorism forces for organizing a campaign to "save his youth center" on Facebook according to UK...<br/> <br/> Follow link to read on. <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/ToQF/~4/niWgyKS9mdw" height="1" width="1"/>Marknoreply@blogger.com0http://puerilepsyche.blogspot.com/2010/12/youth-center-and-police-state.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5962387768878570514.post-88247171598284575262010-11-24T01:23:00.001-05:002010-11-24T01:23:56.098-05:002010-11-24T01:23:56.098-05:00 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Wcb6u47qwAXr6DkWMuPPHTYRJP0/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Wcb6u47qwAXr6DkWMuPPHTYRJP0/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Wcb6u47qwAXr6DkWMuPPHTYRJP0/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Wcb6u47qwAXr6DkWMuPPHTYRJP0/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>Today I think for the first time I felt that "genuine sense of revulsion toward the abuser" that all of society seems to fall back on. I'm not usually one easily swayed by sensationalism, but this deeply disturbed me. I saw this child screaming and something just kicked inside. I stomped my foot on...<br/> <br/> Follow link to read on. <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/ToQF/~4/o7U1YAIc48c" height="1" width="1"/>Marknoreply@blogger.com0http://puerilepsyche.blogspot.com/2010/11/today-i-think-for-first-time-i-felt.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5962387768878570514.post-16919488614492203742010-11-12T20:43:00.003-05:002010-11-12T20:51:25.083-05:002010-11-12T20:51:25.083-05:00 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/oNsVnKW5O0AZUV1HrLAa2tg2VKA/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/oNsVnKW5O0AZUV1HrLAa2tg2VKA/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/oNsVnKW5O0AZUV1HrLAa2tg2VKA/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/oNsVnKW5O0AZUV1HrLAa2tg2VKA/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>What a way to celebrate Veteran's Day here in the US-- a school once again overstepping its jurisdiction to render a student's free speech rights null. One can't help but feel the irony. "I took it off because I didn't want to get in any more trouble." That's quite a quote, the implications...<br/> <br/> Follow link to read on. <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/ToQF/~4/Lm3iIT96uTY" height="1" width="1"/>Marknoreply@blogger.com0http://puerilepsyche.blogspot.com/2010/11/school-removes-bike-flag.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5962387768878570514.post-85659980657499653032010-10-22T22:12:00.003-04:002010-10-22T22:14:00.079-04:002010-10-22T22:14:00.079-04:00 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/VZ-zs5O69_CY3eJVQpN_OcCbKr0/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/VZ-zs5O69_CY3eJVQpN_OcCbKr0/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/VZ-zs5O69_CY3eJVQpN_OcCbKr0/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/VZ-zs5O69_CY3eJVQpN_OcCbKr0/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>Recent articles suggest many things are going to change with the release of the DSM V (The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders), and much of it bound to affect young people. We've heard that things like video game addiction are on the table now along with questionable changes to...<br/> <br/> Follow link to read on. <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/ToQF/~4/S0OnQu-2PSw" height="1" width="1"/>Marknoreply@blogger.com0http://puerilepsyche.blogspot.com/2010/10/odd-diagnosis-change.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5962387768878570514.post-84732948195913820942010-10-07T13:01:00.009-04:002010-10-07T13:07:37.295-04:002010-10-07T13:07:37.295-04:00 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/lygyRtCmzbB4L7BahcLqNPWy9gw/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/lygyRtCmzbB4L7BahcLqNPWy9gw/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/lygyRtCmzbB4L7BahcLqNPWy9gw/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/lygyRtCmzbB4L7BahcLqNPWy9gw/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>Next time you say, or hear someone say "all sex offenders should be shot," just remember this... children and teens make up a majority of them. State Rep. Melanie George (D-Bear) has a bill that would allow Family Court judges to decide if children younger than 14 (mandated by the Adam Walsh...<br/> <br/> Follow link to read on. <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/ToQF/~4/6x9F_kS7vg8" height="1" width="1"/>Marknoreply@blogger.com0http://puerilepsyche.blogspot.com/2010/10/9-year-old-sex-offender.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5962387768878570514.post-82886286743340050252010-09-28T00:23:00.010-04:002010-09-28T01:08:51.555-04:002010-09-28T01:08:51.555-04:00 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/nh1FzGaAH7Qy8xJ7XMDmp9Nv5L4/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/nh1FzGaAH7Qy8xJ7XMDmp9Nv5L4/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/nh1FzGaAH7Qy8xJ7XMDmp9Nv5L4/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/nh1FzGaAH7Qy8xJ7XMDmp9Nv5L4/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>A 16 year old walks into school in Trophy Club Texas and gets served with a suspension for having bloodshot and watery eyes. Was it because of A: allergies? B: grieving the loss of his murdered father? C: smoking marijuana? If you're an administrator at the Byron Nelson High School, you answered C,...<br/> <br/> Follow link to read on. <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/ToQF/~4/KiuWbsBB5S8" height="1" width="1"/>Marknoreply@blogger.com0http://puerilepsyche.blogspot.com/2010/09/watery-eyes-cause-suspension.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5962387768878570514.post-69821223931880687792010-08-19T11:43:00.005-04:002010-08-19T12:11:42.916-04:002010-08-19T12:11:42.916-04:00 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/lYKo2mBFHXK_HoOF1XcZdn5J0Pw/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/lYKo2mBFHXK_HoOF1XcZdn5J0Pw/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/lYKo2mBFHXK_HoOF1XcZdn5J0Pw/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/lYKo2mBFHXK_HoOF1XcZdn5J0Pw/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>You probably picture the teen who's having sex to be morally depraved and out of control, whose only potential outcome is pregnancy or STD infection (or perhaps both). Or maybe you don't, but if you do, it's probably because whenever you tune into a news story regarding teen sex, this is what you...<br/> <br/> Follow link to read on. <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/ToQF/~4/tCkoz1WwlLs" height="1" width="1"/>Marknoreply@blogger.com0http://puerilepsyche.blogspot.com/2010/08/benefits-of-teen-sex-within.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5962387768878570514.post-39869344599785910762010-08-01T00:30:00.007-04:002010-08-01T00:40:59.813-04:002010-08-01T00:40:59.813-04:00 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Kx2l_zeZvD4EtQWU66RNlZTnAvs/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Kx2l_zeZvD4EtQWU66RNlZTnAvs/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Kx2l_zeZvD4EtQWU66RNlZTnAvs/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Kx2l_zeZvD4EtQWU66RNlZTnAvs/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>Does it not frustrate anyone that they always seem to advertise back to school only a fourth or a half of the way through the summer? Everyone already knows why, it's because if they can't have parents spending money half way through the summer, then they're going to have to get them to spend money...<br/> <br/> Follow link to read on. <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/ToQF/~4/YFwKawZHTbg" height="1" width="1"/>Marknoreply@blogger.com0http://puerilepsyche.blogspot.com/2010/08/back-to-school.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5962387768878570514.post-5292056257073951212010-06-16T17:55:00.009-04:002010-06-16T18:15:02.870-04:002010-06-16T18:15:02.870-04:00 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/qnfQXXl5Q2p_urcB8WKICEdf-rs/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/qnfQXXl5Q2p_urcB8WKICEdf-rs/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/qnfQXXl5Q2p_urcB8WKICEdf-rs/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/qnfQXXl5Q2p_urcB8WKICEdf-rs/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>Everyone needs to see this, because if we don't see it, our society will never learn. Here we have a 14 year old kid facing a charge for kidnapping because he (and his mom) tried to help a lost three-year-old girl find her mother in a store. Sure, taking the child outside the store was probably not...<br/> <br/> Follow link to read on. <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/ToQF/~4/iT3LUc2ahTg" height="1" width="1"/>Marknoreply@blogger.com0http://puerilepsyche.blogspot.com/2010/06/charged-for-finding-lost-girl.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5962387768878570514.post-82201393423648731852010-06-02T12:26:00.006-04:002010-06-02T12:46:24.663-04:002010-06-02T12:46:24.663-04:00 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/WvwVHFzy3E5VVMTX5Xt7PXYXifw/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/WvwVHFzy3E5VVMTX5Xt7PXYXifw/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/WvwVHFzy3E5VVMTX5Xt7PXYXifw/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/WvwVHFzy3E5VVMTX5Xt7PXYXifw/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>I thought I'd just share this report. This is the untold story of what a ridiculously high age of consent does to a society. It's more than likely twice as bad here across the pond, but let's have it out. AoC, let your works be seen. 229 Kids on Sex Charges UP to two schoolkids are charged with...<br/> <br/> Follow link to read on. <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/ToQF/~4/YvxXnHTkEH8" height="1" width="1"/>Marknoreply@blogger.com0http://puerilepsyche.blogspot.com/2010/06/two-kids-week-charged.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5962387768878570514.post-81049545328290237622010-05-31T04:49:00.014-04:002010-06-19T15:02:13.109-04:002010-06-19T15:02:13.109-04:00 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/1oJGOcjkuU1mr-kFhNmYA4Vmlxg/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/1oJGOcjkuU1mr-kFhNmYA4Vmlxg/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/1oJGOcjkuU1mr-kFhNmYA4Vmlxg/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/1oJGOcjkuU1mr-kFhNmYA4Vmlxg/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>They just keep putting words in odd locations around Justin Bieber to get all the pre-teen girls' eyes to gravitate to certain spots in the photos, and it's getting more obvious by the minute. You think this cover supposed to trigger the teen's buying reflex? Of course it is. Every couple of years...<br/> <br/> Follow link to read on. <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/ToQF/~4/8s32MeT3IzI" height="1" width="1"/>Marknoreply@blogger.com0http://puerilepsyche.blogspot.com/2010/05/selling-sex-denying-sexuality.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5962387768878570514.post-78339092525361742022010-05-04T17:20:00.011-04:002010-05-05T00:11:43.539-04:002010-05-05T00:11:43.539-04:00 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/HbyGXxz2Cs3ZL5W-u1HfCJg68Zs/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/HbyGXxz2Cs3ZL5W-u1HfCJg68Zs/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/HbyGXxz2Cs3ZL5W-u1HfCJg68Zs/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/HbyGXxz2Cs3ZL5W-u1HfCJg68Zs/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>Principal Anthony Orsini, of the Benjamin Franklin Middle School in Ridgewood, N.J., has been making his case, urging parents to ban their children from using Facebook and all social networking websites. He's one of a growing number of disturbing public officials committed to advancing a school's...<br/> <br/> Follow link to read on. <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/ToQF/~4/MtwXFswVuz0" height="1" width="1"/>Marknoreply@blogger.com0http://puerilepsyche.blogspot.com/2010/05/ban-facebook-says-principle.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5962387768878570514.post-74837353608104721432010-04-19T10:58:00.009-04:002010-04-19T11:40:04.384-04:002010-04-19T11:40:04.384-04:00 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/FSNYfqLBhPuymVbFHNwElwiAbN8/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/FSNYfqLBhPuymVbFHNwElwiAbN8/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/FSNYfqLBhPuymVbFHNwElwiAbN8/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/FSNYfqLBhPuymVbFHNwElwiAbN8/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>This is about the padded bras for seven year olds controversy, a bathing suit that has already been banned from sale in many localities. And while some are saying "good riddance to that female-repressing, pedophile-attracting piece of cloth!" others, like in this opinion piece, are exercising a bit...<br/> <br/> Follow link to read on. <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/ToQF/~4/aXwUwOZKdL0" height="1" width="1"/>Marknoreply@blogger.com4http://puerilepsyche.blogspot.com/2010/04/knee-jerk-reaction.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5962387768878570514.post-77483952993068819432010-04-05T04:17:00.014-04:002010-04-19T12:19:26.570-04:002010-04-19T12:19:26.570-04:00 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/bN6vxmwQ7uoM6-4d9x4rIzjAuGw/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/bN6vxmwQ7uoM6-4d9x4rIzjAuGw/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/bN6vxmwQ7uoM6-4d9x4rIzjAuGw/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/bN6vxmwQ7uoM6-4d9x4rIzjAuGw/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>Once again, professional journalists leave professionalism at the door to reinforce adult prejudices and upset young people. Time has recently run an article called Does Puberty Make You Stupid? Lessons from Mice, about a recent study that seems to indicate that teens in the throes of puberty are...<br/> <br/> Follow link to read on. <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/ToQF/~4/8ao945U3fhg" height="1" width="1"/>Marknoreply@blogger.com0http://puerilepsyche.blogspot.com/2010/04/puberty-doesnt-make-you-stupid.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5962387768878570514.post-53860964820424010932010-03-26T17:15:00.008-04:002010-05-04T18:11:25.417-04:002010-05-04T18:11:25.417-04:00 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0CSusPoAhjhROs0-t7C2ww47jW8/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0CSusPoAhjhROs0-t7C2ww47jW8/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0CSusPoAhjhROs0-t7C2ww47jW8/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0CSusPoAhjhROs0-t7C2ww47jW8/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>The real story of Colin Carlson is with his talent and ambitions, and no doubt remains to be written. At thirteen, he's pursuing two degrees at a university level, and plans on going for Ph.D.'s in ecology and evolutionary biology, as well as a degree in environmental law all by the time he's 22....<br/> <br/> Follow link to read on. <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/ToQF/~4/EPCF3AlHI5Y" height="1" width="1"/>Marknoreply@blogger.com0http://puerilepsyche.blogspot.com/2010/03/age-discrimination.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5962387768878570514.post-90301474969265078422010-03-17T21:13:00.009-04:002010-03-17T23:17:27.427-04:002010-03-17T23:17:27.427-04:00 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/d56_OGXCpXpUYQNUFnt5t9JXtj4/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/d56_OGXCpXpUYQNUFnt5t9JXtj4/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/d56_OGXCpXpUYQNUFnt5t9JXtj4/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/d56_OGXCpXpUYQNUFnt5t9JXtj4/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>The inedible school lunch is one of the most recognizable jokes in our culture, and yet it remains largely forgotten about by mainstream society despite the fact that kids have been cringing for decades. And it's easy to forget, because after all, those making the decisions (the adults) aren't the...<br/> <br/> Follow link to read on. <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/ToQF/~4/qyG4UgM9vZg" height="1" width="1"/>Marknoreply@blogger.com0http://puerilepsyche.blogspot.com/2010/03/school-lunches-good-bad-ugly.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5962387768878570514.post-89996317838797007142010-03-14T14:22:00.006-04:002010-03-15T17:18:58.469-04:002010-03-15T17:18:58.469-04:00 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ZOtxYNtyw4NEbKwZpSMqdMOqSjs/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ZOtxYNtyw4NEbKwZpSMqdMOqSjs/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ZOtxYNtyw4NEbKwZpSMqdMOqSjs/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ZOtxYNtyw4NEbKwZpSMqdMOqSjs/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>Once you've spilled a lot of e-ink, you begin noticing yourself popping up in very interesting places you never thought you'd be. Let me just say I'm flattered to have been quoted in the "review section" at the official site for Dr. Robert Epstein's new book, Teen 2.0: Saving our Children and...<br/> <br/> Follow link to read on. <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/ToQF/~4/qQUXCGWL5cQ" height="1" width="1"/>Marknoreply@blogger.com0http://puerilepsyche.blogspot.com/2010/03/ive-been-quoted.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5962387768878570514.post-57499273280309742392010-03-01T12:22:00.016-05:002010-03-01T20:55:36.196-05:002010-03-01T20:55:36.196-05:00 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Lm_VsELOcfYqZl7HThl54f2xwEc/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Lm_VsELOcfYqZl7HThl54f2xwEc/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Lm_VsELOcfYqZl7HThl54f2xwEc/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Lm_VsELOcfYqZl7HThl54f2xwEc/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>I was waiting for the dust to settle on this case because it's literally so earth-shattering that I didn't want to find myself jumping the gun (as I've done numerous times before). If you haven't heard about the case of the student class-action lawsuit against the PA Lower Merion School District,...<br/> <br/> Follow link to read on. <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/ToQF/~4/zSVz1qrbaVo" height="1" width="1"/>Marknoreply@blogger.com0http://puerilepsyche.blogspot.com/2010/03/webcamgate.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5962387768878570514.post-29807152628874156712010-02-04T20:13:00.006-05:002010-02-04T20:40:22.155-05:002010-02-04T20:40:22.155-05:00 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/9Z1GyqR1Hl52FjLb1EyiAAwP7co/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/9Z1GyqR1Hl52FjLb1EyiAAwP7co/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/9Z1GyqR1Hl52FjLb1EyiAAwP7co/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/9Z1GyqR1Hl52FjLb1EyiAAwP7co/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>Although this article doesn't give the school's rationale for nearly suspending a boy for bringing in Lego gun, on the surface it sounds like the perfect argument against Zero Tolerance. It's a non-issue, because the kid didn't actually end up facing any disciplinary actions (as far as we know),...<br/> <br/> Follow link to read on. <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/ToQF/~4/a2FJKPb_4QM" height="1" width="1"/>Marknoreply@blogger.com0http://puerilepsyche.blogspot.com/2010/02/lego-guns-are-lethal.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5962387768878570514.post-87348596440372198632010-02-02T15:49:00.010-05:002010-02-02T21:24:04.153-05:002010-02-02T21:24:04.153-05:00 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/y6ssjqsABlaSlVz4jw1t1P9-59o/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/y6ssjqsABlaSlVz4jw1t1P9-59o/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/y6ssjqsABlaSlVz4jw1t1P9-59o/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/y6ssjqsABlaSlVz4jw1t1P9-59o/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>So perhaps my last post on the difference between delusional threats and actual threats to kids was a bit vague. One only has to look around to find concrete examples of delusional threats that have even whole school systems up in arms. Take for example this chestnut. A school system has decided...<br/> <br/> Follow link to read on. <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/ToQF/~4/g8iRyx8HAlQ" height="1" width="1"/>Marknoreply@blogger.com1http://puerilepsyche.blogspot.com/2010/02/ban-dictionaries-over-sex-term.html