5 Tips to Help Your Teen become a More Financially Successful Adult <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = “urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office” /> When it comes to learning about the basics of financial management, the more you know and the earlier you know it, the better. Many students head off to college without having an understanding of personal [...]
Mr. Popper's Penguins Movie Review: It's Stinky, Bitey, Loudy and Lovey.
June 18, 2011 By 8 Comments
Jim Carrey is back in fine feathers in the film “Mr. Poppers Penguins,” a role virtually tailor made for his contortionist’s brand of funny. Jim Carrey on the set of “Mr. Popper's Penguins” Zimbio.com This heartwarming story about a man and his arctic pets will likely make you laugh, cringe and maybe even tear up [...]
Oprah and Sue Heck Were Validated by School. Were You?
June 6, 2011 By Leave a Comment
“You're dealing with the demon of external validation. You can't beat external validation. You want to know why? Because it feels sooo good.” ~ Barbara Hall School. Is. Over. And so are the sports banquets, award ceremonies, promotions, graduations and a host of other end-of-year accolades that beckon to let you know how well (or not) [...]
“Race To Nowhere” – Racing To College
February 7, 2011 By Leave a Comment
The film “Race to Nowhere“ tackles the topic of over-scheduled, stressed out school-age children and their parents eager to secure a spot not only in a college, but a 'good' college. We need some balance. The scale is tipping more and more in one direction, and “Race” is the counterbalance demonstrating the need to re-center [...]
Movie Review: “Conviction” based on a true story
October 14, 2010 By Leave a Comment
“You would do that for your brother, right?” Betty Ann Waters asks her two sons in the final scene of the film, “Conviction” (in theaters October 15, 2010). But when you ask yourself this question after watching the true-life account of a Massachusetts high-school dropout's quest to free her wrongfully-convicted brother, Kenneth Waters, it is even more [...]
