AI is starting to make some classrooms seem a little more old school. The University of Chicago Law School is requiring first-year students to keep their laptops closed in class this fall, part of a broader strategy to ensure students learn to think independently as artificial intelligence becomes ubiquitous in the legal profession. The move
In August, I left my steady job as a public high school teacher in New York City to start a full-time graduate program in Manhattan. I was concerned about the choice not only because I loved my work with children, but also because I had traded a steady paycheck and affordable health insurance for tens
My grandmother is a pianist. As often happens, the pendulum swung the other way with my mother, who had no interest in taking piano lessons or forcing her children to do so. I vowed to swing the pendulum the other way with my kids, signing them up for piano lessons even though they showed no
Happy birthday, America! This July 4, the United States commemorates the 250th anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence, the day the United States formally separated from England in 1776. A lot has happened in the last two centuries: inventions, wars, pandemics, space travel, to name a few. But there are still many
When I helped my daughter move into her UCLA dorm last fall, I thought I had prepared myself for everything. From planned tuition payments to dorm “needs” to a well-stocked first aid kit, I had spreadsheets, checklists, dorm shopping lists, and enough blue moving bags to organize a small apartment. Nine months later, and as
