Remember when a grade of "C" meant you were perfectly average? Yeah, neither do we.But allegedly, there was a point in time when that was exactly what it meant, which in turn means it was the most...

Chances are you clicked on this article to find out about Internet and social media safety and the steps you can take to keep your students safe.Either that, or you were looking for funny cat video...

Looking for resources on cyberbullying? Try our online course and our online video course on the topic. Ah, the good ol' days. Back when kids ran lemonade stands, gas was five cents a gallon, every...

Spoiler alert: humans are competitive creatures. We will compete for food, mates, soccer goals, success in the capitalist economy—and even M&Ms if you catch us right before lunch. But we're a...

Old SchoolBack in Shmoop's youth, heading to the arcade with a pocket full of tokens was a pretty sweet way to spend a Saturday afternoon. (Sure, after we spent the morning curled up reading Aris...

Missed Part I? Read it now. It'll give you some background not just about why this is an issue, but also why it's an issue separate from screen time. Fascinating, we know. But for now, onto the gam...

Missed Part I? Read up on our intro to video gaming and screen time as hot-button issues. (Or should that be hot-console?) You can read about the video gaming part of the debate right here. And now...

Spoiler alert: the teen brain isn't like the adult brain. Sure, it's pink and squishy, and it bears a passing resemblance to a giant wad of chewed-up bubblegum. In those ways it's pretty similar. B...

Forget the classroom for a sec.Race and ethnicity are the hottest of all hot-button issues everywhere all the time forever. (And no, we're not forgetting about socioeconomic status and sex and gend...

Even when you're trying to talk about class and money with your students on an abstract level, it can get personal. Real personal. Whether you're reading an author like Flannery O'Connor and someon...