Monthly Archives: June 2014

Thoughtful Thursday: The Pleasures of Reading

Earlier this week the American Academy of Pediatrics announced a policy recommending that pediatricians tell parents to read aloud to their infants from birth. In support of this new policy, today's Thoughtful Thursday celebrates the pleasures of reading. Hope these poems inspire you to read with your sons (whatever their age). Enjoy. There is no Frigate like a Book [...]

By |2023-05-21T16:42:36-04:00June 26th, 2014|Thoughtful Thursday|Comments Off on Thoughtful Thursday: The Pleasures of Reading

Thoughtful Thursday: Ruby Dee

Today's Thoughtful Thursday pays tribute to the gifted and beautiful actress, writer and activist Ruby Dee (October 27, 1922 – June 11, 2014). Here are a few favorite Ruby Dee quotes. Enjoy. • The kind of beauty I want most is the hard-to-get kind that comes from within -- strength, courage, dignity. • God, make me so uncomfortable that [...]

By |2023-05-21T16:42:36-04:00June 19th, 2014|Thoughtful Thursday|4 Comments

Good News from Chicago’s Urban Prep Academy: College Edition

As many of you regular GCP readers may know, for the past 5 year Chicago's Urban Prep Academy has been sending 100 percent of its high school graduates off to college. (See "Good News on the College Admissions Front", April 16, 2014.) Recently Urban Prep Academy celebrated another milestone, as the first class of those high school graduates graduated [...]

By |2023-05-21T16:42:36-04:00June 18th, 2014|Academics, Ages 13-15, Ages 16-18|Comments Off on Good News from Chicago’s Urban Prep Academy: College Edition

Do Violent Video Games Desensitize Our Sons to Actual Violence?

As the shootings in schools, malls, and other public places seem to be happening more and more frequently these days, parents are once again wondering if violent video games, especially the "first person shooter" games which allow the player to travel armed throughout the game and "kill" everyone in sight, contribute to actual gun violence. In the aftermath of [...]

By |2023-05-21T16:42:36-04:00June 16th, 2014|Ages 13-15, Ages 8-12, Entertainment, Featured|Comments Off on Do Violent Video Games Desensitize Our Sons to Actual Violence?

Happy Father’s Day

Happy Father's Day from GCP! Although we frown slightly at these marketing holidays designed to get you into the card and department stores, we do cheer for a chance to celebrate dads. Great dads are wonderful role models for all of our children, but especially for our sons. Growing up with a father who shows you right from wrong, [...]

By |2023-05-21T16:42:36-04:00June 15th, 2014|Holidays|Comments Off on Happy Father’s Day

Thoughtful Thursday: Father’s Day

With Father's Day coming up on Sunday, today's Thoughtful Thursday pays tribute to dads. In "Only a Dad" Edward Albert Guest pays tribute to all of the fathers who work hard to support the families who love them. Martin Espada describes witnessing his father's bravery as a child in "The Sign in My Father's Hands". Li-Young Lee passes on [...]

By |2023-05-21T16:42:36-04:00June 12th, 2014|Thoughtful Thursday|Comments Off on Thoughtful Thursday: Father’s Day

Thoughtful Thursday: Finals

As the school year draws to a close, our sons in middle/junior high and high school may be facing final exams. Today's Thoughtful Thursday offerings are a mix of poems about tests and school in general. It includes a cute poem to read to your young one who needs a bit of encouragement on test taking day, a poem [...]

By |2023-05-21T16:42:36-04:00June 5th, 2014|Thoughtful Thursday|Comments Off on Thoughtful Thursday: Finals
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