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 a latchkey kid meant learning to handle quite a lot of things on your own. Gen X was born between 1965 and 1980, which means this year they'll be turning 45 to 60 years old. As a smaller ...

Stay active, engaged, and connected to feel relevant. This article describes five ways to continue to learn, grow, and be ...

We all want to better ourselves, but learning how isn't always easy. For women, it often starts with learning lessons around what boundaries to set, what people to invite in, and where to spend our ...

Did you learn everything you needed to know in kindergarten? I sure hope not! If you learned everything you needed to know at 5 years old, you wouldn’t, in all likelihood, be reading this piece, ...

A lifelong approach to learning is an integral part of becoming a successful leader. Learning—whether formalized or not—allows us to broaden our horizons, understand diverse viewpoints and open ...

At the Life Skills Lab at George Mickelson Middle School in Brookings, students with different abilities are learning ...

“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 ...

On an overpass in North Portland overlooking Interstate 5, Kathryn Nock and Jordan Stokes are taking stock of the neighborhood, including nearby Harriet Tubman Middle School. “It’s kind of hard to ...