“You only learn half the things you need to know in the classroom.” When I first heard that saying, I brushed it off as something adults said to make school sound deeper than it really was. But now, a ...

Ten-year-old Dean Thompson drives the combine on his family’s farm, with a little help from his dad. Submitted photo As the sun dipped low on the horizon on a mid-October day, 10-year-old Dean ...

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Dr. Robert Waldinger, one of the authors of The Good Life: Lessons from the World's Longest Scientific Study on... Lessons for living a happy life, according to science ...

I didn’t expect to experience this lesson so clearly the first time I visited a Quaker meeting. About 30 minutes into the shared silence—the community gathered in a circle, each person listening ...

There's a reason why Gen Xers, the kids who largely grew up in the 1970s, are coined the "latchkey" generation — they were parentified and expected to navigate life largely on their own. With both ...

Growing up is never easy. We all stumble, make mistakes, try again and grow from them the best we can. For many of us, the voices of our elders still play in our heads, giving us the best advice on ...

Valuable Lessons from a Father Every father aspires to impart valuable lessons to their children, aiming for their success ...

As a poignant reminder of our shared humanity, we tend to derive purpose from similar sources despite the remar ...

A look back at the simple, non-nonsense habits from the 80s and 90s we wish would make a comeback. Growing up in the '80s and '90s came with a kind of freedom and real-world learning that's hard to ...