Avatarcm8AvatarAvatarPerspective | How a school in India taught me to raise my expectations for my childverified_publisherThe Washington Post - Liesl SchwabeBefore arriving in Kolkata, where my family and I have temporarily relocated while I’m on a research fellowship, my 7-year-old daughter was excited about the prospect of wearing a school uniform, as most kids in India do. But while we were out shopping our first week, she shot me a look of panic as …
Avatarcm8AvatarAvatarBill Gates and Elon Musk Agree This Is the Secret to Remembering More of What You Readverified_publisherInc Magazine - Jessica StillmanReading is great, but it will help you get ahead only if you remember what you learn. Nearly every super smart billionaire out there has the same advice for those looking to get ahead in life: Read more. Committing to lifelong learning, everyone from Warren Buffett to Jeff Bezos (not to mention a …
Avatarcm8AvatarAvatarWant to Motivate Your Child to Do Well in School? Science Says Teach Them This 1 Thingverified_publisherInc Magazine - Scott MautzYou can help solve one of life's great mysteries--motivating your child for that midterm. Of course, we want to do all that we can for our kids to help them succeed--keep an eye on them (even using technology if it helps), keep them from being perfectionists, monitor their unproductive habits. But …
Avatarcm8AvatarAvatarDon Jr. Tells Conservatives to Fight Their “Loser” Teachersverified_publisherVanity Fair - By Bess LevinThe president’s son is worried about the youth of America, who are apparently being “indoctrinated” by educators “from birth.” Republicans have never been big fans of education, or, as they like to describe it, elitist sources of liberal, possibly Satanic ideology that allow our children’s brains to …
Avatarcm8AvatarAvatar5 weak words that make your writing less effectiveverified_publisherLadders - Jeff GoinsI can’t stand frail, weak writing. And neither can you. You know when you’ve read content that compels you to do something that matters and when …
Avatarcm8AvatarAvatarOpinion | Why Are We Still Teaching Reading the Wrong Way? (Published 2018)verified_publisherThe New York Times - Emily HanfordTeacher preparation programs continue to ignore the sound science behind how people become readers. Our children aren’t being taught to read in ways that line up with what scientists have discovered about how people actually learn. It’s a problem that has been hiding in plain sight for decades. …
Avatarcm8AvatarAvatarTeacher Says This Simple Box Is “The Best Thing I’ve Ever Done to Reach Kids” in 15 Yearsverified_publisherPOPSUGAR - Kate SchweitzerMost good teachers try to connect with the kids in their classroom, but they aren't all successful at it. Julia Brown was determined to get it right this school year, so she tried something new – a cardboard "I Need" box. It began as a way for her students to ask for help without having to come …
Avatarcm8AvatarAvatarWant Your Child to Do Better in School? New Research on 4,500 Kids Says Follow These 3 Rulesverified_publisherInc Magazine - Scott MautzObservations of a whole lot of schoolchildren show a whole lot of room for improvement on three fronts. We all want our children better prepared for the future and to be high-achievers without making them overly self-conscious, turning them into perfectionists, or being too intrusive. But in your …
Avatarcm8AvatarAvatarHow to write the perfect sentenceverified_publisherThe Guardian - Joe MoranOrwell advised cutting as many words as possible, Woolf found energy in verbs, and Baldwin aimed for ‘a sentence as clean as a bone’. What can we learn from celebrated authors about the art of writing well?
Avatarcm8AvatarAvatarTeachersTIME - Katie ReillyHope Brown can make $60 donating plasma from her blood cells twice in one week, and a little more if she sells some of her clothes at a consignment store. It’s usually just enough to cover an electric bill or a car payment. This financial juggling is now a part of her everyday life—something she …
Avatarcm8AvatarAvatarWATCH: Can You Affect Another Person's Behavior With Your Thoughts?verified_publisherNPR - Liana SimstromDo you think that the private thoughts in your head could influence how other people — or creatures — act? The answer is "Of course not," right? Because to say yes would be to admit you believe in mind control or telekinesis or some other phenomenon usually reserved for superhero comic books. But …
Avatarcm8AvatarAvatarTeacher's Brilliant Trick to Find Out Which Children Are Being Left Out Needs to Happen in Every Classroomverified_publisherPOPSUGAR - Kate SchweitzerIt's been four years since a fifth-grade math teacher's simple yet brilliant idea to prevent bullying garnered national attention, but it's still making waves online. Back in 2014, author Glennon Doyle wrote about how her son's teacher, Cathy Pitt, used a simple piece of paper once a week to gather …