My Latest Patch Article: Trayvon Martin’s Death – A Teachable Moment?

What will you tell your children about how to avoid placing themselves in a similar situation as Trayvon Martin was in? Read the full artice at Coronado Patch.  

College Admissions: The Other March Madness

  PRINCETON REVIEW’S 2012 “COLLEGE HOPES & WORRIES SURVEY” REPORTS ON 10,650 STUDENTS’ & PARENTS’ TOP 10 “DREAM COLLEGES” AND APPLICATION PERSPECTIVES · 71% Report High Stress Levels · 86% Say Financial Aid “Very Necessary” · 75% Say Economy Affecting Their College Choices · #1 “Dream College” Among Students: Harvard · #1 “Dream College” Among […]

‘The Hunger Games’ Rating: Did the MPAA get it Right?

The MPAA has given ‘The Hunger Games’ a PG-13 rating, and given ‘Bully’ an R. Kids can watch kids killing kids, but not kids swearing at other kids. Read the rest of the article at TheWrap.com.    

“Project X” Movie Leads to Copycats, Arrests and a Death

Is this a case of life imitating art? I hope you can clarify this for me after reading this post. At times it feels as if I am the only one speaking out against Hollywood portraying teenagers as debauched, misguided criminals to increase their box-office take in.  But after I read about about a slew of incidents […]

Movie Review: Project X

Spring break is decidedly around the corner. Why else would a film featuring entitled, booze-abusing, pill-popping teenagers appear at this time of year? Timing is everything, and Hollywood is right on cue with the upcoming release of Project X.    This latest portrayal of teenagers running amok is suitably produced by The Hangover director Todd Phillips, […]