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Why I Don’t Grade
“the saddest and most ironic practice in schools is how hard we try to measure how students are doing and how rarely we ever ask them.” | Jesse Stommel
Link: http://bit.ly/2lU89dx
Science of Learning: Marijuana, Achievement and the Teen Brain
“There’s a rich scientific literature demonstrating that learning, memory and attention all take a hit from cannabis intoxication.”
Link: http://bit.ly/2wWqEhU
Study Finds Potential Economic Upside To Starting School Later In The Day | NPR
“… pushing school start times back to 8:30 a.m. or later…that this could contribute up to around $83 billion to the U.S. economy over a decade span. Fatal car crashes involving sleep-deprived teens would go down. Car crashes are the biggest killer of U.S. teenagers.”
Link: http://n.pr/2jGzrTD
Telling young children they have a reputation for being smart promotes cheating | Developmental Science
“…children as young as 3 years of age are able to use reputational cues to guide their behavior, and that telling young children they have a positive reputation for being smart can have negative consequences.”
Link: http://bit.ly/2xjQjV9
Normalize Setbacks By Asking Your Kids For Advice When You Struggle | MindShift KQED
“A lot of parents are worried about helping their children get ahead in a world that feels increasingly competitive, demanding, and high-stakes. “
Link: http://bit.ly/2fv86zd
My Vocabulary for Positive Discipline
Improvising discipline for my button-pushing 10-year old son was exhausting for me and confusing for him. So I wrote down a simple playbook that works for 80% of daily life. Everything got easier.
The Jailor Versus The Coach: Parenting Models Compared
It’s easy to get stuck in the parental role of the rule enforcer AKA ‘The Jailor.’ See how this compares to The Coach style of parenting.