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How Many College Kids Sext? Four Out of Five

Sexting and college, they go together like carnal and knowledge.  But a recent survey from the University of Rhode Island has put some numbers on how widespread it is.  The answer is w i d e.

No Lectures - No Campus

This is a much recommended item from the New York Times that explodes the traditional, course-based paradigm that has been adopted by traditional schools of education over the past century.  while we may not be talking about it today, it will revolutionize how we teach within the decade!

Young Survivors of Suicide

30 second PSA

UNICEF - Digital Empowerment

UNICEF video about global youth connectivity - Interesting stats!

Corporal Punishment May Have Long Term Negative Effects on Children's Intelligence

Children in a school that uses corporal punishment performed significantly worse in tasks involving "executive functioning" - psychological processes such as planning, thinking, and delaying gratification - than those in a school relying on milder disciplinary measures such as time-outs.  This from a new University of Toronto study.  

Ryan Halligan's Suicide

Ryan's Dad speaks about his son's suicide at age 13.

Ewan McGregor

He's an excellent, perhaps underrated actor and a youth Ambassador for UNICEF and youth engagement.  Here Ewan MacGregor makes a brief announcement about International Year of Youth...Who knew it was International Year of Youth?

Twitter 'stopping children reading'

Agree - Disagree.  Children spend so much time on Twitter and mobile phones that they are losing their love of novels and reading less, the chair of the Man Booker Prize for Fiction has warned.

All is not Lost

A cool song and a even more cool video - especially when watched on Chrome