What happens when parents take their kid’s sport too seriously? Rick Weissbourd spoke with The Harvard Gazette about the problem—and what can be done to fix it.
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Rick Weissbourd joined Julie Rose for a conversation about college admissions and how to put young people’s character and well-being at the center of a healthier, more sane college admissions process.
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Learn more about The Character Collaborative, of which Making Caring Common is a member, and their work to define character in the admissions process.
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“Teaching children to care about others might be the best way to prepare them for a successful and fulfilling life.”
In this piece for The Atlantic, Adam Grant and Allison Sweet Grant write about the importance of raising caring kids — and cite Making Caring Common’s research.
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“All parents want the best for their children, but when it comes to college admissions, ‘the best’ seems to come with an ethical cost.”
HGSE’s Usable Knowledge highlights our work to put ethical engagement at the center of the college admissions process and shares four key take-aways.
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Read the October update from Making Caring Common and don't forget to sign up for our monthly newsletter to get updates straight to your inbox.
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“The impact of enduring kindness supersedes the name of a school on a college sweatshirt. Parents should encourage their teens to be themselves and channel their inner kindness to build character. Getting into a top-choice college should be the bonus of being kind, not the reason to be kind.”
THE Journal cites our Turning the Tide report when sharing advice to parents about the college admissions process.
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“The education we receive now is the most recent lesson we will be taught as we go on with our lives. We are in a special position where this is likely the last time we will be sat down and prepared to build healthy relationships in order to avoid sexual assault, rape and harassment.”
Cheryn Hong makes an impassioned call for more education about sexual harassment and assault in The Michigan Daily, citing Making Caring Common’s research with young adults.
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“We must teach our sons that girls are not objects whose quality and worth they may casually and callously assess, but that they are human beings, intellectual peers and equals in every respect. The cult of masculinity in American culture and society can no longer be allowed to thrive on the pervasive objectification of women and girls.
Enough is enough.”
Ashley Jordan writes in Ms. Magazine about the urgent need to fight gender-based harassment, citing Making Caring Common’s research with young people.
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California’s Coronado Eagle & Journal writes about how kids can include others, drawing on our research with the Cartoon Network on bullying.
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“We all want our kids to be happy, to be successful, but shouldn’t it also be just as important to be doing everything we can to ensure that they are also kind?”
Jeremy Barnes cites Making Caring Common’s research in his piece for The Good Men Project.
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“Our kids need to appreciate other people’s feelings ― they’ll be better friends, romantic partners and parents later.”
Rick Weissbourd spoke with HuffPost about how to foster empathy in kids.
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“‘Sesame Street taught us to have courage, to reach out to people — or Muppets — who might look different,’ she said. The urgency for that work is even greater now, said [Dean] Long, highlighting the research that continues to illuminate our understanding of child development, via the Center for the Developing Child, the Making Caring Common Project, and the Zaentz Early Education Initiative.”
HGSE Dean Bridget Long highlighted Making Caring Common in her speech honoring the 50-year partnership between Sesame Workshop and Harvard.
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"Children are so saturated with messages about achievement in many schools and communities that parents need to be really conscious about fighting against those messages at home.” —Rick Weissbourd
In this piece for The Washington Post, Jennifer Breheny Wallace spoke with Rick Weissbourd about emerging research that has found that students in “high-achieving schools” are at risk for behavioral and mental health problems.
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“College admission is NOT about finding the one ‘right’ college for you, but discovering the many — across multiple levels of selectivity — that will welcome you and challenge you to grow as a student and a person.” — Bill Conley, vice president for enrollment management, Bucknell University
In this piece for The Washington Post, Brennan Barnard shares insights from college admissions deans.
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Read the September update from Making Caring Common and don't forget to sign up for our monthly newsletter to get updates straight to your inbox.
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“Let’s not give up on basic equity. Let’s instead get better at assessing and weighting disadvantage.”
In this piece for The Washington Post, Rick Weissbourd and Brennan Barnard highlight opportunities for making the college admissions process more equitable.
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Read the August update from Making Caring Common and don't forget to sign up for our monthly newsletter to get updates straight to your inbox.
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“‘You don’t want to deny or stamp out how a child is feeling,’ Weissbourd said. If they're anxious, ask why, he said. ‘It could be because they’re afraid it could happen at their school. Or at your workplace. Or it could be about guns. It’s important to do some exploring first.’”
USA Today provides advice to parents on how to talk to their children about mass shootings and other tragic events.
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What advice do college admissions deans have for students?
In this piece for Forbes, Brennan Barnard asks college admissions deans for their advice on navigating the application process.
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