PUBLIC MARKS from vacelts with tag tweens

West Virginia is contemplating teaching gun training in its schools and I think the idea has merit, especially in a state with a lot of teens that hunt.

I just finished reading the Dennis Hensley's commentary about how kids today, with the help of DVDs, video iPods and YouTube, can see anything and everything. And now I'm reminiscing about the hijinks I pulled as a kid to see what my parents deemed inappropriate.

I tuned into the PBS documentary “Growing Up Online” last night on Frontline for two reasons. As a member of Generation X, I’m just on the outskirts of this technologically suave generation and am striving to keep up with them. And as a mother of toddlers, I will be faced with raising children smack in the middle of this generation.

Unless you’ve been asleep under a rock, you already know that the one of the hottest sequels of the summer (at least if you are a preteen) debuted on the Disney Channel this past Friday. Following in the footsteps of its successor High School Musical, High School Musical 2 is bound to meet the same success. However, if after watching the show, your child wants more, never fear. Here are some more fun ways to enjoy High School Musical 2.