"If These Walls Could Talk ..."
Too often we ignore or devalue the knowledge and memories passed down to us from older, more experienced people. Have you ever been...
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Ageful Living
- Mar 3, 2021
- 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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