Capturing attention and fears with the ominous subtitle “The Dark Side of Emerging Adulthood,” Christian Smith’s Lost in Transition is a sociological study of 18-23 year old Americans. These are the early “emerging adults” discussed by many social scientists. Emerging adults have some of the traits of the adults of earlier generations, but are marked by delayed settling down,…
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Morality of Teaching
Earlier in the week David Hansen, Professor of Philosophy and Education at Teacher’s College, Columbia University, came to my college to give a talk on what it means to be a teacher today. I had the honor and pleasure of introducing him and spending some time talking about his work and higher education. Hansen has…