Last week the 58th anniversary of Brown vs. Board of Education led to discussion about whether U.S. schools had slipped back into segregation. Education leaders Rhee, Kahlenberg, Noguera, and Kirp speak out. The interview with Bill Gates is worth reading because he tells what he learned over a dozen years of investing in education reform, particularly from his experiments with charter schools and teacher evaluation systems. Get current on what research has discovered about multi-tasking. Discover how to put your “self-talk” to good use. Sign up for PBS’ parent newsletter with tips and resources to help keep your kids reading this summer.
Parenting
Should Schools Give Parents a GPA? - Jessica Kelmon, GreatSchools
Parents, Avoid These 5 Common Phrases - Laura Mackenzie, ParentMap
Tips to Help Kids with Emotional Intelligence - Elizabeth O'Shea, Parent4Success
Heard About the Maker Movement and Maker Faire? - Betsy Corcoran, San Francisco Chronicle
Learning
The Neuroscience of Effort - Jonah Lehrer, Wired
How 'Self-Talk' Can Increase Your Concentration? - Annie Murphy Paul, Time
How to Expand your Child's Creativity in 5 Minutes - Gwen Dewar, Ph.D., BabyCenter
Multitasking and Self-Control - Sarah D. Sparks, Education Week
Education
Integration Worked, Why Have We Rejected It? - David L. Kirp, New York Times
Zip Code Shouldn't Affect School Quality? - Michelle Rhee, Room for Debate, NYT
Draw Out Diversity with Unique Offerings - Pedro Noguera, Room for Debate, NYT
Integrating Rich and Poor Matters Most - Richard Kahlenberg, Room for Debate, NYT
Gates Puts the Focus on Teaching - Joe Nocera, New York Times
Bill Gates--Close, But Not Quite, on Teacher Evaluations - Sam Chaltain, Chaltain Blog
Resources
Kids' Bucket List: 50 Things to do before 12 -Catherine McLean, The Globe and Mail
40 STEM iPad Apps for Kids - ImaginationSoup
Keep Your Kids Reading - iVillage PBS Kids Summer Reading Challenge
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