Readers reacted to my column from the 13-year-old dealing with parents who split up. The email below was the most poignant. Q. I鈥檓 glad that 13-year-old had you to talk with. My family isn鈥檛 big on communication. And they put down anyone who seeks counseling. I should know. My parents ...
Q. My parents split up two weeks ago. I feel lost. My mom moved us to another apartment right away because she said the one we lived in cost too much. My dad moved too. I鈥檓 supposed to split my time with them, but it鈥檚 very confusing right now. I don鈥檛 feel like I have a place of my own ...
Q. I鈥檓 a first-year student in college. It鈥檚 the college I wanted but now I鈥檓 not so sure. I thought I was ready to be this far from home, but I miss my family. Honestly, I miss everything 鈥� my bedroom, my house, my cat, my friends. I even miss my high school, and I was so excited to ...
Q. I鈥檓 no longer a teen, but I have wonderful memories of you as my teacher. You taught us all so much, starting in middle school, when you empowered us to be comfortable with our changing selves, through senior year, when you facilitated a great game, you called 鈥渙ut of the bubble鈥� that ...
Last week鈥檚 column on artificial intelligence drew a lot of interest. Here are two responses. Q. As a teacher for over 30 years,10 at the college level, I struggle to find any glimmer of positive in the AI craze. I repeatedly told my students in the last years to write their own papers; when ...
Q. I start high school soon. In my freshman orientation packet there was a note saying AI is not permitted. I get that they don鈥檛 want us to write our papers using AI, but isn鈥檛 AI what you use when you search online? Do you think they鈥檙e saying we can鈥檛 do that? That鈥檚 unrealistic. ...
