Gen X Archives

Generations: Two Lies and a Truth about Parent-Teacher Groups

September 18, 2024

More than a decade ago, I had a coworker with an older child warn me to never attend a meeting of the Parent Teacher Organization/Association (I’m just going to call them PTAs from here on out). “They’ll suck you in, and you’ll…

Opinion

Generations: Crossing the Generational Divide Through Science

June 30, 2024

For the past seven years, eighth-grade science teacher Jonathan Marks, a 2022 recipient of the Foundation for Belmont Education’s Outstanding Teacher Award, has invited me to speak to his class about genome engineering. My PhD in genetics and career as a scientist…

Opinion

Generations: Generation X Choose Your Midlife Crisis Wisely

May 25, 2024

There was a time when the phrase “midlife crisis” may have conjured images of expensive sports cars, scandalous affairs, or perhaps simply a dedicated commitment to couch potatoism. Those tropes have changed with Generation X as we move solidly into middle age.…

Opinion

Generations: Circling the Rotary of Life

May 13, 2024

I’m in the passenger seat of our Volkswagen, trying not to scream. Not that anyone would hear me in this Waverly Oaks office park, abandoned on a Saturday afternoon. I take a few deep breaths, triple-check my seatbelt, and say in what…