We follow last week's article on Gen X parents with one on Millennial parents. A new study from Stanford sheds light on the neural basis of math anxiety. A report from McKinsey Global Institute predicted the number of American workers with deep analytical expertise needed for “Big Data” work in the future. How do schools and parents meet the math challenge? An article on the effectiveness of study practices could affect how you manage homework help. An investigation by Atlantic Journal-Constitution turned up suspicious test scores in 200 school districts nationwide. Statements from Arne Duncan on South Korea’s rapid adoption of tablets in schools didn’t sync with news this week.
Parenting
Millennials Aren’t Students Anymore - Tarsi Dunlop, Learning First Alliance
UK Study: Parents, Not Teachers, Key to Education - S.D. Lawrence, Education News
10 Things Parents Should Know About the Hunger Games - Kathy Ceceri, GeekDad
Learning
Ability to Learn is Affected by Timing of Sleep - 60 Second Mind, Scientific American
How to Deal With Kid’s Math Anxiety - Annie Murphy Paul, MindShift
It’s the Age of Big Data: That’s Why Math Counts - Dr. Jonathan Wai, The Creativity Post
Students Should be Taught How to Study - Daniel Willingham, D. Willingham Blog
Education
Cheating Our Children: Suspicious School Test Scores Across Nation - AJC
Cheating on the Hard Work of School Reform - Andrew Rotherham, Time
The Toll of School Reform - Diane Ravitch, Washington Post
Arne Duncan: We Have to Get Better Faster - Sarah Yager, The Atlantic
Why South Korea Is Putting Brakes on Switch to Digital Textbooks - Liz Dwyer, Good
Resources
Can You Pass the Final 8th Grade Test from 1895? - Michael Michalko, The Creativity Post
The New Geek Dad Community - Ken Denmead, GeekDad
25 Apps to Stimulate Literacy, Learning and Creativity - Literacy, Families and Learning
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