Get informed this week about whether parents should be allowed to choose their children’s teachers and have a say in school curriculum. Two articles discuss the positive and negative impacts of video game playing on youth. Watch an essential Ted Talk on how TV watching in early childhood affects attention. If you ever thought meetings made people dumb, then feel confirmed by research out of Cal Tech that finds our IQ drops when we work in groups. Get wowed by pictures of a beautiful, classroom-free school in Sweden. Find out the winners of the prestigious Newbery and Caldecott Medals.
Parenting
Why Kids Love Video Games and What Parents Can Do About It - Anne Collier, NetFamilyNews
Parliament Wants to Send Gamers to Rehab - Nick Sibilla, reason.com
The New Lego Line for Girls is Offensive, Critics Say - Shari Roan, Los Angeles Times
Know the Facts On School Bullying: Infographic - USC
Best Parenting Books of 2011 But Not What You Expect - Polly Palumbo, Momma Data
Learning
How Watching TV in Early Childhood Effects Attention Later - Dimitri Christakis, TED Talk
What the Marshmallow Experiment Tell Us About Self Control - Bill Jenkins, Science of Learning
The Myth of ‘Practice Makes Perfect - Annie Murphy Paul, Time
IQ Drops When You’re in a Group. What about Kids in School? - Carol Lloyd, GreatSchools
Education
Parents Should Be Allowed to Choose Their Kids’ Teachers - Andrew Rotherham, Time
Should Parents Control What kids Learn at School? - Room for Debate, New York Times
The Global Search for Education: The International Baccalaureate - C.M. Rubin, Education News
Sweden’s Classroom-Free School and the Future of Learning - Liz Dwyer, Good
Education in the State of the Union - Joy Resmovits, Huff Post Education
Resources
Newbery, Caldecott, King, Belpre Winners Announced - American Library Association News
15 Cool Geography Apps - Apps in Education
KinderTown Education App Store for Parents - KinderTown
