Last week鈥檚 column on artificial intelligence drew a lot of interest. Here are two responses. Q. As a teacher for over 30 years,10 at the college level, I struggle to find any glimmer of positive in the AI craze. I repeatedly told my students in the last years to write their own papers; when ...
Q. My parents are sending me to a therapist. My family doctor thinks it would help me with my social anxiety. I鈥檓 afraid to go. What if the therapist tells my parents what I say? I don鈥檛 want anyone to know what bothers me. Will my friends know? Will my teachers know? I really don鈥檛 want ...
When is the right age for sex? Q. When鈥檚 the right age to have sex? I鈥檓 going into high school in a few weeks, and I haven鈥檛 done it. Actually, I haven鈥檛 even kissed someone. I鈥檓 pretty sure I鈥檓 not ready for sex 鈥� the thought gives me equal amounts of excitement and anxiety. My ...
Q. Tell me how to set boundaries and keep them. I have trouble saying no to friends, for one thing. I also can鈥檛 seem to keep my mouth shut 鈥� I overshare in person and online. Finally, I put up with being put down by friends. They say it鈥檚 all a joke, but it doesn鈥檛 feel funny to me. I ...
Q. Is it possible to re-invent myself in high school? I鈥檓 excited about leaving middle school 鈥� it sucked. I couldn鈥檛 find friends. I鈥檓 a writer and a poet at heart. I hope to hide those facets of my personality going forward, so I鈥檓 not made fun of so much. If no one knows me as I ...
My column about middle school friendships hit home with many readers. Here are two responses. Response 1: I read your column on Thursday with a great deal of interest and a little bit of flashback. I鈥檓 in my early 40s and a parent of two elementary school girls. When I read the question from ...
