Joanne JacobsJul 10, 20181 min readCollege-going is up, but many drop outSeventy percent of high school graduates go straight to college, up from 63 percent in 2000. But, one in five don’t make it to sophomore...
Joanne JacobsMay 18, 20182 min readWhat I learned from studying mathOn Medium, Alex Korchinski writes about what he learned by majoring in applied math — other than math. He learned to tolerate frustration...
Joanne JacobsMay 12, 20181 min readParents spend more time with kidsMy mother, my sister and me (the fat baby) in 1952. Parents — especially educated parents — spend a lot more time caring for their...