The Washington Post: Kids deserve privacy. As parents, we need to give it to them — online and IRL.
In this piece for On Parenting in The Washington Posts, Sarah Szczypinski speaks with Making Caring Common’s Rick Weissbourd about parenting, privacy, and children: “Parents can’t be impulsive about [sharing information]. They really need to be mindful of what they share and why. I think there are a lot of traps, and it can be at risk of confusing our needs with our kids’ needs. It’s important to be clearheaded: ‘Is this really what my kid needs, or is this about me? And if it is about me, are there any risks for my child?’”
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Update: February 2019
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Update: Congrats to the HGSE MCC Challenge Finalists!
Congratulations to the HGSE MCC Challenge finalists!
Making Caring Common, generously supported by the Dean’s Office, engages current HGSE students in building empathy, bridging differences, and reducing bullying, discrimination, and harassment in schools.
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In the News: Most public schools teach everything but morals. Is it time for this to change? (Deseret News)
Rick Weissbourd spoke with Jennifer Graham about the moral education of children: "What's going on in the big picture here is that schools are spending less time on ethical character, fewer people are involved in religious institutions, and parents are spending less time on ethical character. Too often, parents blame the school, the school blames the parents, and the schools and parents blame the lack of community institutions. We even have data that shows some parents think other parents are the problem. So the case we're trying to make is, everybody has to do more and do better and be more thoughtful about this. You can't wait for other people to do this.” Read more in Deseret News.
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In the News: Netflix's Sex Education Shows How Learning to Have Good Sex Can Make Us Better People
In this piece in Quartzy, Sarah Todd speaks with Making Caring Common’s Rick Weissbourd about sex and relationships: “In terms of human flourishing, there’s nothing more important we can do to than help young people prepare to love.”
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In the News: Love And College Admission
In this piece for Forbes, Making Caring Common’s Brennan Barnard writes about love and college admissions.
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In the News: Sex ed in Alberta is not just an LGBTQ issue
In this piece in The Conversation, Jordan Long cites Making Caring Common’s research on when (and if) parents talk to their kids about sex and relationships: “Although parents can play a powerful role in a child’s sexual socialization, a Harvard Graduate School of Education report found that roughly 50 per cent of parents express uneasiness when attempting to discuss sex with their children. More than 40 per cent of parents don’t discuss sex with their children until after they are sexually active.”
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In the News: Dear Admission Dean: What Parents Can Learn From Their College Applicant
In this piece for Forbes, Making Caring Common’s Brennan Barnard writes that parents need to manage their own emotions and be aware of the messages they deliver when they react to college admissions decisions.
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In the News: Turning the Tide Today
In this piece for The Journal of College Admissions, Making Caring Common’s Trisha Ross Anderson and Rick Weissbourd, MIT’s Stuart Schmill, and Google’s Susie Vaks DePianto write about their progress in turning the tide in college admissions.
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In the News: A Letter To College Applicants
In this piece for Forbes, Making Caring Common’s Brennan Barnard offers his letter of hope and gratitude to college applicants.
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Update: January 2019
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In the News: More Ways To Improve College Admission In 2019
In this piece for Forbes, Making Caring Common’s Brennan Barnard offers more ways to improve college admissions in 2019.
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In the News: Six Terms To Stop Using In College Admission
In this piece for Forbes, Making Caring Common’s Brennan Barnard shares his six terms to stop using college admissions.
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In the News: We're Teaching Consent All Wrong
In this piece for Education Week, Sarah D. Sparks highlights Making Caring Common’s research on sexual harassment and misogyny among young people.
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In the News: The Two Powerful Forces Changing College Admissions
In this piece for Education Week, Catherine Gewertz highlights Making Caring Common’s work to rewrite the college admissions script to value the ways that students serve their families and their communities.
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In the News: A New Year In College Admission
In this piece for Forbes, Making Caring Common’s Brennan Barnard suggests two resolutions for everyone involved in college admissions: be kind and communicate.
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In the News: I've started teaching my 2 young children to be grateful for everything they have with a few basic strategies, and so far, it seems to be working
In this piece for Business Insider, Steven John references Making Caring Common’s report The Children We Mean to Raise, in which we found that “approximately four out of five children value personal achievement and success more than caring for others.”
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In the News: A Relative's Holiday Guide To College Admission
In this piece for Forbes, Making Caring Common’s Brennan Barnard shares advice for talking about college admissions over the holidays.
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Update: Our Impact in 2018
In 2018 we reached millions online; worked with 400 schools and provided strategies to more than 3,000 educators to reach 100,000+ students; contributed our research-informed perspective to the national conversation about misogyny and sexual harassment; tapped the knowledge of leading experts to plan a bold new parenting initiative; and made strong progress toward our goal of a college admissions process that celebrates students’ ethical strengths, promotes equity and access, and reduces excessive achievement pressure.
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In the News: How To Deal With A Deferral Or Denial Of Admission To College: Change Priorities
In this piece for Forbes, Making Caring Common’s Brennan Barnard advises students who receive disappointing college news to adjust their priorities.
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