The Hill Is the Point
Not every hill should be flattened. In a world of increasingly powerful digital tools and AI supports, it is easy to confuse ease with progress. But some forms of effort are not obstacles to learning; they are the training ground where capacity, confidence, and resilience develop. This post uses the metaphor of cycling uphill to explore a new kind of literacy: knowing when to use a tool, and when the struggle itself is the point.
Are Children’s Social Skills Disappearing?
Are children losing their social skills—or are they getting fewer chances to practice them?
Social skills don’t disappear. They develop, or stall, based on experience. In a world where discomfort is easier to avoid and interaction is increasingly mediated by screens, many children are simply under-practiced. This article explains what developmental psychology tells us about social learning, why the real change is practice rather than capacity, and how parents and educators can support social growth at every age.