This week, concerns with family/work balance, as well as parenting philosophies--from attachment to tiger mumming to free-ranging—took the spotlight. Discover more on metacognition, math anxiety, the Mozart myth, and the value of confusion and emotions in learning. New information about the increasing achievement gap between rich and poor students disturbed leaders into questioning the promise of education to foster social mobility. Articles on NCLB, the help or harm in the privatization of schools by charters, and the surprising increase in all-boy and all-girl classrooms will keep you current. Have you seen the Sistine Chapel? Check out this stunning virtual view.
Parenting
Why Women Still Can't Have It All - Anne-Marie Slaughter, The Atlantic
Why is 'Having It All' Just a Women's Issue? - Stephanie Coontz, CNN
Parent Experts Learn to Play Nicely With Others - Lisa Belkin, Huff Post
Avoiding the Happiness and Self-Esteem Traps in Parenting - Ellen Galinsky, Huff Post
What is the Goal of Parenting? - Panel Discussion, Aspen Ideas Festival [Video Clips]
Learning to Underparent - Dwyer Gunn, New York Magazine
Learning
Metacognition: the Value of Thinking About Thinking - Bill Jenkins, Science of Learning Blog
What Do Emotions Have to Do With Learning? - Annie Murphy Paul, Mind/Shift
Time Tests and the Development of Math Anxiety - Jo Boaler, Education Week
Debunking the Mozart Myth - Michele and Robert Root-Bernstein, The Creativity Post
Why Floundering is Good - Annie Murphy Paul, Psychology Today
Education
The Opportunity Gap - David Brooks, New York Times
Can Schools Spur Social Mobility? - Michael Petrilli, Flypaper
'No Child' Law Whittled Down by White House - Motoko Rich, New York Times
The Problem Isn't NCLB, it's Us - Andrew Rotherham, Eduwonk
Independence for Schools Work: A 20 year Lesson - The Economist
The Economist Loves Privatization - Diane Ravtich, Diane Ravitch's Blog
Why Single-Sex Education is Spreading Across the US - Hollingsworth and Bonner, CS Monitor
Resources
Judy Blume's Teen Classic "Forever" is now an eBook - Laura Hazard Owen, paidContent
3 Free Science Apps for iPad You Need to Install Right Now - CoolMomTech
Sistine Chapel: a 360 Degree Virtual View -Michelangelo, etc., The Vatican
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