Do teens have too much homework?

Freshmen Beth Tejral and Allison Dorpinghaus want your opinion on something--and so does your humble librarian!

Beth and Alison showed me this little estimation of how much free time teens have, and I immediately started poking holes in the writer's logic and math skills.

What do you think?  Is this teen (whose post has been floating around Twitter and other social networking sites) a whiny teen?  Or is he/she bravely pointing out a horrible injustice?

Let's put a little reward on the line...a free book to both the best argument SUPPORTING and and the best argument CRITIQUING this person's math and logic.

Put your argument in the comments below!

Fight Hacking with Hacking!

Got computer skills?  Looking for an up and coming new career?

Check out this story about Carnegie Mellon University's program to train cybersecurity technicians by teaching them to think one step ahead of hackers.

Should high school last SIX years?

Brooklyn P-Tech is the U.S.'s first  6-year high school + college combo, and President Obama recently visited and praised this model of education.

According to P-Tech's website, students in this New York City school that partners with IBM will enter as 9th graders and graduate after "grade 14" with an Associate's Degree and and will be "first in line" for a job with IBM.

Should high school last 6 years?  Read several expert opinions on The New York Times's Room for Debate page.

Comments encouraged below!

The Myth of 'I'm Bad at Math'

Have you heard people say "I'm bad at math?"  Or do you say it about yourself?  This article from The Atlantic argues against that myth.

Read on, and then leave comments below, including your first and last name!

Can we take down the "I'm bad at math!" myth at Northview?