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Hot Take: The Scariest Thing About the Internet
Kelli Dolan
There are a lot of scary things about the internet: predators, scammers, hackers, and more. But the scariest thing about the internet, I believe, is just an umbrella concept that all of these other deeply concerning things fall under. The ability to easily fake something on the internet, often to a point where you can’t actually tell it’s faked, and getting people to believe it is so ... ...more
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Hot Take on Facebook Memories Feature
No one quite remembers when the Facebook 'memories' feature was added to the platform, but suddenly one day it was there to remind as all of the cringe-worthy things we used to say and post to our profiles. A lot of people seem to enjoy it. It was a smart move on Facebook's part. Give the people a way to track their online history by digging it up for them and presenting it as a way to share ... ...more
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Is Cursive Writing Useless?
EnglishMajorLeagues
I see the debate online and in educational journals across the world, and many are now saying that the loopy, fluid writing of my third grade memories is now obsolete. It never comes up, they say, and we waste valuable education time on antiquated forms of penmanship. Well, if my cursive handwriting is any indication, maybe we didn't focus on clarity as much as keeping tradition alive. It's ... ...more
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Hot Take: "Kids Today" Don't Fit Expectations, and Neither Did Kids of Yesterday
When I read criticism of popular young adult literature (YAL), I see the same complaint frequently: they follow the same plotlines. It seems to parallel the common eye-roll-worthy critique of "kids these days" being too adolescent, too close to the stereotypical expectation of youth. But the problem is in perspective, not in the kids. Think of a 'stereotypical' teenager right now. What are ... ...more
