This week Parents’ Choice announced their 2012 Awards for Toys, Games and Puzzles, always a reliable list. Have you heard of Free-Range Parenting? Learn more about their provocative mission and their annual “Leave Your Kids at the Park Day” this Saturday. A new study describing the effects of sugar on the brain generated buzz. But the article about brain scans replacing SAT tests gets my vote for most attention-grabbing. Find out what scientists figured out over the last five years of research on brain imaging and intelligence. In education this week get informed about current political education advocacy, both pro-corporate reform and parent groups protesting too much testing.
Parenting
What's the Best Way to Encourage Kids - Annie Murphy Paul, Mind/Shift
Free Range Parenting: Are Kids Safe Alone at the Park? - Bonnie Rochman, Time
Having Children Makes You Relatively Happier - KJ Dell'Antonia, New York Times
50 Geeky Things Kids Should Do Before They're 12 - Ariane Coffin, GeekMom
Learning
Study: Your Brain on Sugar - ScienceDaily
Your Toddler is a Scientist, Not a Pain - Nicola Russell, Stuff.co.nz
IQ Points for Sale: Baby Einstein Redux? - Polly Palumbo, Ph.D., MomaData
Brain Scans Could Replace the SAT by 2032 - Jonathan Wai, Business Insider
Eureka! When a Blow to the Head Creates Sudden Genius - Brian Fung, The Atlantic
Education
2 Schools of Thought: High-Tech vs. No-Tech - Cecilia Kang, Washington Post
New Advocacy Groups Shaking Up Education - Stephen Sawchuk, Education Week
Parents Sign Petitions Over Too Much Testing - Laura Isensee, Miami Herald
Media Fawning Over Philanthropists Lessens - Rick Hess, Straight Up
This Column Is Not Sponsored by Anyone - Thomas Friedman, New York Times
Federal Education Policy, By Decade Starting with the 50's - Chester Finn, Education Next
Resources
Parents' Choice Awards for Games, Puzzles, Toys, Spring 2012 - Parents' Choice
Google Introduces Smarter Search with the Knowledge Graph - Online Mom Blog
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