“Ted, you’re the closest thing to a father I’ve ever had.”  Several times this year I’ve heard these words.   We are raising a generation of youth that is at-risk.  So many fathers have abandoned their post, leaving their children to navigate the deadly mine fields of adolescence and many of them are not making it.  In the posts ahead, I am going to write about the 10 greatest challenges students face today.  Please jump into the discussion and offer your views and comments.