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<title><![CDATA[Teen Spirit]]></title>
<link>http://elevationgeneration.wordpress.com/2009/07/09/teen-spirit/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2009 17:55:14 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Shawn M.</dc:creator>
<guid>http://elevationgeneration.wordpress.com/2009/07/09/teen-spirit/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[from the gifted writers of teenage spirit, Jerry Scott and Jim Borgman&#8230; find more at arcamax.c]]></description>
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<p>from the gifted writers of teenage spirit, Jerry Scott and Jim Borgman&#8230; find more at <a href="http://www.arcamax.com/zits" target="_blank">arcamax.com/zits</a>.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Zits Animated]]></title>
<link>http://beartoons.com/2009/04/08/zits-animated/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2009 19:23:08 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>bearmancartoons</dc:creator>
<guid>http://beartoons.com/2009/04/08/zits-animated/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[No your acne is NOT moving.  Daily Cartoonist is reporting that Zits, the cartoon by Jerry Scott and]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>No your acne is NOT moving.  <a href="http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2009/04/08/king-features-launches-zits-audio-comics/" target="_blank">Daily Cartoonist </a>is reporting that Zits, the cartoon by Jerry Scott and Cincinnati&#8217;s own Jim Borgman has been animated as &#8220;audio comics&#8221;</p>
<p>There is a <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/zitsmotioncomics" target="_blank">YouTube page </a>set up that you can see them.  My only problem is with who does the voices.  Jeremy should sound like  a teenage kid living with his parents, not a 40 year old with a mortgage.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Jerry Dowling Published Book on Pete Rose]]></title>
<link>http://beartoons.com/2009/02/24/jerry-dowling-published-book-on-pete-rose/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2009 00:35:23 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>bearmancartoons</dc:creator>
<guid>http://beartoons.com/2009/02/24/jerry-dowling-published-book-on-pete-rose/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[When you think about Cincinnati cartoonists, most people think of recently retired Jim Borgman.  But]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>When you think about Cincinnati cartoonists, most people think of recently retired Jim Borgman.  But for those of us who have a Jerry Dowling  original hanging in our house or eat at Arthurs on occassion, Jerry also is a Cincinnati cartooning icon.</p>
<p>For years he worked at the Cincinnati Enquirer and has focused mainly on single panel sports cartoons.  In the past several years, his work can still be seen weekly in the local indie paper City Beat.  He has pulled together his years of doing Pete Rose cartoons &#8211; from the Big Red Machine to the Big Ugly Banishment &#8211; and put them in a book with baseball writer Hal McCoy called Drawing Pete.   You can read an article about it from co-author Hal McCoy by following <a href="http://www.daytondailynews.com/o/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/cincinnatireds/entries/2009/02/08/the_man_who_drew_pete_rose.html" target="_blank">this link.</a></p>
<p>I know you can get it at Amazon (click picture) or at local Cincinnati book retailers.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0979865964?ie=UTF8&#38;tag=bearmcarto-20&#38;linkCode=as2&#38;camp=1789&#38;creative=9325&#38;creativeASIN=0979865964"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51gsc-e6ibL._SS500_.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><img style="border:none!important;margin:0!important;" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=bearmcarto-20&#38;l=as2&#38;o=1&#38;a=0979865964" border="0" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Free Cartoon Money!]]></title>
<link>http://doodlemeister.com/2009/01/22/free-cartoon-money/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2009 16:11:12 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Jim</dc:creator>
<guid>http://doodlemeister.com/2009/01/22/free-cartoon-money/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The annual Jay Kennedy Scholarship, in memory of the late King Features editor, was funded by an ini]]></description>
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<p><strong>The annual Jay Kennedy Scholarship,</strong> in memory of the late King Features editor, was funded by an initial $100,000 grant from the Hearst<br />
Foundation/King Features Syndicate and additional generous donations from Jerry Scott, Jim Borgman, Patrick McDonnell and many other prominent cartoonists. Submissions are adjudicated by a panel of top cartoonists and an award is given to the best college cartoonist. The recipient is feted at the annual NCS Reuben Awards Convention attended by many of the world&#8217;s leading cartoonists.</p>
<p>Applicants must be college students in the United States, Canada or Mexico<br />
that will be in their Junior or Senior year of college during the 2009-2010<br />
academic year. Applicants DO NOT have to be art majors to be eligible for<br />
this scholarship.</p>
<p>Along with a completed entry form, applicants  are required to send 5<br />
samples of their own cartooning artwork; noting if and where the work has<br />
been published (either print or web). Please send copies. DO NOT send<br />
original artwork.</p>
<p><strong>DEADLINE: FEBRUARY 6, 2009</strong></p>
<p>The applications will be judged by the National Cartoonists Society<br />
Foundation (NCSF) and the number of scholarships given out and their amounts will be at the discretion of the NCSF.</p>
<p><strong><em>For more information and entry forms, click on the &#8220;NCS Foundation&#8221; link in the sidebar blogroll</em>.</strong></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Contro i pericoli di Internet, il software ha bisogno dei genitori]]></title>
<link>http://presenteduepuntozero.wordpress.com/2008/11/27/contro-i-pericoli-di-internet-il-software-ha-bisogno-dei-genitori/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2008 09:10:49 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Fabio Turone</dc:creator>
<guid>http://presenteduepuntozero.wordpress.com/2008/11/27/contro-i-pericoli-di-internet-il-software-ha-bisogno-dei-genitori/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Uno spot intelligente e di forte impatto promosso dal governo francese illustra con estrema chiarezz]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Uno spot intelligente e di forte impatto promosso dal governo francese illustra con estrema chiarezza i pericoli che Internet &#8211; in mano a bambini e adolescenti senza controllo da parte dei genitori &#8211; può portare nella casa di ciascuno:</p>
<p><span style='text-align:center; display: block;'><object width='425' height='350'><param name='movie' value='http://www.youtube.com/v/cE6fQwWggVM&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' /><param name='allowfullscreen' value='true' /><param name='wmode' value='transparent' /><embed src='http://www.youtube.com/v/cE6fQwWggVM&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' allowfullscreen='true' width='425' height='350' wmode='transparent'></embed></object></span></p>
<p>L&#8217;idea è azzecata, e la realizzazione eccellente. </p>
<p>Colpisce soprattutto il viso sereno e fiducioso con cui la mamma lascia entrare gli agghiaccianti visitatori dei suoi figli piccoli: dalla banda di naziskin, al gruppo di prostitute e prostituti, al fantascientifico militare che devasta ogni cosa con il suo mitra fino al pedofilo che prende per mano la piccola bambina innocente e la porta via promettendole di mostrarle il suo coniglietto.</p>
<p>Fa piacere scoprire che all&#8217;estero, grazie anche a finanziamenti europei, si fanno campagne così ben riuscite (questa è tradotta in molte lingue e sarà trasmessa in diversi paesi, forse anche in Italia).</p>
<p>Quello che lascia però perplessi è la raccomandazione che viene proposta: il controverso &#8220;controllo parentale&#8221; (anche noto in italiano come &#8220;<a href="http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filtro_famiglia">filtro famiglia</a>&#8220;) via software, sulla cui reale efficacia sono stati sollevati <a href="http://www.epinions.com/cmd-review-6BCD-2A45E770-3997288C-prod5">seri dubbi</a> da molti anni a questa parte.</p>
<p>Quello che è certo è che nulla è efficace come la presenza (fisica, ma non solo) accanto ai propri figli che crescono: pensare che in assenza dei genitori un software possa davvero frenare la naturale curiosità di bambini e adolescenti rischia di essere controproducente.</p>
<p>Il discorso è ovviamente complesso, e quello che può funzionare con i bambini piccoli (ai quali si può impostare il computer per ricevere solo alcuni siti verificati, come spiega il sito <a href="http://www.ilfiltro.it/">ilfiltro.it</a> anche se questo limita molto le loro possibilità di esplorazione autonoma e di scoperta) di sicuro non funziona più con gli adolescenti, che sono spesso fin troppo abili a maneggiare il software per aggirare qualsiasi ostacolo e vivono un periodo della propria vita a dir poco complicato.</p>
<div id="attachment_308" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 478px"><a href="http://presenteduepuntozero.wordpress.com/files/2008/11/borgman_net_nanny.jpg"><img src="http://presenteduepuntozero.wordpress.com/files/2008/11/borgman_net_nanny.jpg" alt="QUESTO PROGRAMMA TI IMPEDIRA' DI GUARDARE CIO' CHE IO NON VOGLIO TU VEDA SU INTERNET - ME LO INSTALLERESTI?, Jim Borgman, 1997 " title="borgman_net_nanny" width="468" height="324" class="size-full wp-image-308" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">QUESTO PROGRAMMA TI IMPEDIRA' DI GUARDARE CIO' CHE IO NON VOGLIO TU VEDA SU INTERNET - ME LO INSTALLERESTI?, Jim Borgman, 1997 </p></div>
<p>In quel caso, le difficoltà aumentano ulteriormente, e i tentativi di imporre un ostacolo tecnologico potrebbero avere l&#8217;effetto di incoraggiare a scavalcarlo per il gusto di scavalcarlo, con un gesto di pura ribellione dalle conseguenze incalcolabili. Se poi questa &#8220;battaglia&#8221; ha l&#8217;effetto di ridurre il già limitato spazio per il dialogo il bilancio finale può essere negativo.</p>
<p>Io continuo a pensare che affronterò la questione con le mie figlie (che seppur piccole già usano giochini online, sempre in presenza di un adulto) seguendo la strada del dialogo franco, spiegando via via le cose (e illustrando i pericoli nascosti con una modalità e un linguaggio che mi paiono adatti all&#8217;età) e cercando così di favorire il processo graduale di scoperta di tutte le sfaccettature della realtà, con la conseguente assunzione di consapevolezza e responsabilità.</p>
<p>In questo sarebbe bello che anche la scuola cominciasse a fare la sua parte.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Who Uses E-mail Anymore?!]]></title>
<link>http://elevationgeneration.wordpress.com/2008/06/02/who-uses-e-mail-anymore/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2008 01:44:58 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Shawn M.</dc:creator>
<guid>http://elevationgeneration.wordpress.com/2008/06/02/who-uses-e-mail-anymore/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Funny, but true&#8230; For more &#8220;Zits&#8221; comics by Jerry Scott and Jim Borgman, visit here]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Funny, but true&#8230;</p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-893" src="http://elevationgeneration.wordpress.com/files/2008/06/coolzitscom.png" alt="" width="497" height="155" /></p>
<p>For more &#8220;Zits&#8221; comics by Jerry Scott and Jim Borgman, <a href="http://www.arcamax.com/zits" target="_blank">visit here.</a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Library [School] Comic - Zits]]></title>
<link>http://imposedblog.wordpress.com/2008/05/26/library-school-comic-zits/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 26 May 2008 15:26:39 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Linda Summers</dc:creator>
<guid>http://imposedblog.wordpress.com/2008/05/26/library-school-comic-zits/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[© 2008 Zits Partnership]]></description>
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© 2008 Zits Partnership</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Saturday Morning Cartoons]]></title>
<link>http://freshlyground.wordpress.com/2008/05/17/saturday-morning-cartoons-6/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 17 May 2008 22:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Travis</dc:creator>
<guid>http://freshlyground.wordpress.com/2008/05/17/saturday-morning-cartoons-6/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The cartoons are late today, by design; and I&#8217;ve also included a few comic strips to the polit]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:verdana;">The cartoons are late today, by design; and I&#8217;ve also included a few comic strips to the political cartoons. Hope you have a laugh or two.</span></p>
<p><a href="http://freshlyground.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/dinetteset.gif"><img src="http://freshlyground.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/dinetteset.gif?w=300" border="0" /></a></p>
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<p><a href="http://freshlyground.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/pearlsbeforeswine.gif"><img alt="" src="http://freshlyground.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/pearlsbeforeswine.gif?w=300" border="0" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://freshlyground.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/pearlsofswinealgebra.gif"><img src="http://freshlyground.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/pearlsofswinealgebra.gif?w=300" border="0" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://freshlyground.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/borgman-bubbagap.png"><img alt="" src="http://freshlyground.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/borgman-bubbagap.png?w=300" border="0" /></a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Saturday Morning Cartoons]]></title>
<link>http://usetheoxgoad.wordpress.com/2008/05/17/saturday-morning-cartoons-6/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 17 May 2008 22:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Travis</dc:creator>
<guid>http://usetheoxgoad.wordpress.com/2008/05/17/saturday-morning-cartoons-6/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The cartoons are late today, by design; and I&#8217;ve also included a few comic strips to the polit]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:verdana;">The cartoons are late today, by design; and I&#8217;ve also included a few comic strips to the political cartoons. Hope you have a laugh or two.</span></p>
<p><a href="http://usetheoxgoad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/dinetteset.gif"><img src="http://usetheoxgoad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/dinetteset.gif?w=300" border="0" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://usetheoxgoad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/agnes.gif"><img src="http://usetheoxgoad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/agnes.gif?w=300" border="0" /></a></div>
<p><a href="http://usetheoxgoad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/pearlsbeforeswine.gif"><img alt="" src="http://usetheoxgoad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/pearlsbeforeswine.gif?w=300" border="0" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://usetheoxgoad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/pearlsofswinealgebra.gif"><img src="http://usetheoxgoad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/pearlsofswinealgebra.gif?w=300" border="0" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://usetheoxgoad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/borgman-bubbagap.png"><img alt="" src="http://usetheoxgoad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/borgman-bubbagap.png?w=300" border="0" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://usetheoxgoad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/varvel-wizardofozoil.jpg"><img alt="" src="http://usetheoxgoad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/varvel-wizardofozoil.jpg?w=300" border="0" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://usetheoxgoad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/ramirez-ozbama.jpg"><img src="http://usetheoxgoad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/ramirez-ozbama.jpg?w=300" border="0" /></a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Pander-monium ]]></title>
<link>http://commentsinred.com/2008/05/05/pander-monium/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2008 21:32:50 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>commentsinred</dc:creator>
<guid>http://commentsinred.com/2008/05/05/pander-monium/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Ok, ok &#8211; so mainstream voters probably don&#8217;t read Op-Ed Economic columns in the NYT. But]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Ok, ok &#8211; so mainstream voters probably don&#8217;t read Op-Ed Economic columns in the <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/30/opinion/30friedman.html" target="_blank">NYT</a>.  But, hopefully, they read the funny pages.</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-237" src="http://commentsinred.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/wasserman_gas_tax.gif" alt="" width="500" height="388" /></p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-239" src="http://commentsinred.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/borgman_gas_tax.gif" alt="" width="500" height="336" /></p>
<p>Oh, and NBC reminds us that it is totally <a href="http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/05/05/983305.aspx" target="_blank">NOT HAPPENING</a> anyway.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Saturday Morning Cartoons]]></title>
<link>http://freshlyground.wordpress.com/2008/05/03/saturday-morning-cartoons-4/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 03 May 2008 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Travis</dc:creator>
<guid>http://freshlyground.wordpress.com/2008/05/03/saturday-morning-cartoons-4/</guid>
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<p><a href="http://freshlyground.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/holbert-obama27sfriends.jpg"><img src="http://freshlyground.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/holbert-obama27sfriends.jpg?w=300" border="0" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://freshlyground.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/varvel-obama26wright.jpg"><img src="http://freshlyground.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/varvel-obama26wright.jpg?w=300" border="0" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://freshlyground.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/varvel-debates.jpg"><img src="http://freshlyground.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/varvel-debates.jpg?w=300" border="0" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://freshlyground.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/ramirez-congress.jpg"><img src="http://freshlyground.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/ramirez-congress.jpg?w=300" border="0" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://freshlyground.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/borg-thur-080501-702989.gif"><img src="http://freshlyground.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/borg-thur-080501-702989.gif?w=300" border="0" /></a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Saturday Morning Cartoons]]></title>
<link>http://usetheoxgoad.wordpress.com/2008/05/03/saturday-morning-cartoons-4/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 03 May 2008 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Travis</dc:creator>
<guid>http://usetheoxgoad.wordpress.com/2008/05/03/saturday-morning-cartoons-4/</guid>
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<p><a href="http://usetheoxgoad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/holbert-obama27sfriends.jpg"><img src="http://usetheoxgoad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/holbert-obama27sfriends.jpg?w=300" border="0" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://usetheoxgoad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/varvel-obama26wright.jpg"><img src="http://usetheoxgoad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/varvel-obama26wright.jpg?w=300" border="0" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://usetheoxgoad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/varvel-debates.jpg"><img src="http://usetheoxgoad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/varvel-debates.jpg?w=300" border="0" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://usetheoxgoad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/ramirez-congress.jpg"><img src="http://usetheoxgoad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/ramirez-congress.jpg?w=300" border="0" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://usetheoxgoad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/borg-thur-080501-702989.gif"><img src="http://usetheoxgoad.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/borg-thur-080501-702989.gif?w=300" border="0" /></a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Zippity Ewww]]></title>
<link>http://cidutest.wordpress.com/2007/11/01/zippity-ewww/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2007 18:45:24 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Cidu Bill</dc:creator>
<guid>http://cidutest.wordpress.com/2007/11/01/zippity-ewww/</guid>
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<title><![CDATA["Helicopter Parents"]]></title>
<link>http://elementaryteacher.wordpress.com/2007/09/08/helicopter-parents/</link>
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<dc:creator>Mary Mimouna</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Helicopter Parents&#8221; -Photo by Michael Elins, Newsweek May 22, 2006 Image taken from Wor]]></description>
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<p><strong> &#8220;Helicopter Parents&#8221; -Photo by Michael Elins, Newsweek May 22, 2006</strong></p>
<p><strong>Image taken from <em>World Wide Web</em> at:</strong>  <strong><a href="http://www.perrysmith.biz/gpage1.html" target="_top">www.perrysmith.biz/gpage1.html</a></strong></p>
<p>While reading Penelope Trunk&#8217;s blog,<em> Brazen Careerist </em>(see sidebar link), I discovered the term &#8220;helicopter parents.&#8221; A link in the post steered me to Wikipedia&#8217;s entry on the same topic.  Doing a bit of research on the term, I found it refers to parents who have not yet cut the umbilical cord with their college-age children.  Apparently, many parents are now visiting the school administrators with their child, or trying to solve their child&#8217;s problems for them by cell phone or other methods.   Some parents call professors to complain about their children&#8217;s grades.   Other parents call their children on their cell phones to wake them up every morning so that they don&#8217;t miss class!</p>
<p>According to cartoonist Jim Borgman,</p>
<p><strong>http://frontier.cincinnati.com/blogs/borgman/2006/08/helicopter-parents.asp</strong>at   &#8220;&#8230;Ohio University. The student laundromats are now hooked up to the internet, so students can load their laundry into the washers or dryers and return to their rooms to track the progress of their laundry on their computers.<br />
One student I heard about called his mother in Iowa and asked her to log on and track the progress of his laundry while he went out and did errands, then to call him on his cell to let him know when it was done.&#8221;</p>
<p>So this was a completely new word I learned today.  Living overseas, it sometimes takes a while to hear the new slang expressions!</p>
<p><em><strong>Eileen </strong></em></p>
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