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Mar 3
4 min

Let's Teach These ABCs, Too

While we’re teaching elementary students how to read and do math, we should add lessons on the benefits of Aging, Belonging, and...

Jun 24, 2019
4 min

Old Dogs, New Tricks, Smart Learners

Their strong motivations and particular cognitive skills make older adults valuable and engaged students. “You can’t teach an old dog new...

Jun 5, 2019
4 min

On “Elderhood”

A new book by geriatrician Louise Aronson calls us to rethink medicine, aging, and life itself. This began as an old age book, and then...

Oct 18, 2017
3 min

From “Senior” to “Sully” Moment

I’ll happily trade a “senior moment” for a “Sully moment” anytime. As a social gerontologist, community educator, and writer, I am...

Jul 7, 2017
5 min

Does "Elder Wisdom" Exist?

Do older adults inevitably acquire a special kind of inner knowledge, or is this a mere stereotype? Is there such a thing as “elder...

May 13, 2016
4 min

The Six Assets of Aging

The decline-only narrative presents a narrow perception of the lifespan that is blind to the priceless assets we accrue as we add years...

Oct 8, 2015
3 min

A Thought Experiment on Aging

For many elders, meeting the expectation to be middle-aged is undesirable and insulting. We who are old know that age is more than...

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