Big news this week in parenting: Yahoo hired Marissa Mayer as CEO, and she’s pregnant. Perfect that this news follows last week’s articles concerning women and family/work balance. Don’t miss the article that debunks conventional learning strategies. Find out why Bill Gates believes in game-based learning. Get informed about whether U.S. science education is globally competitive, whether technology in education improves instruction, and whether we should adopt year-round schooling to fix summer learning loss. Have you heard of Scratch? Check out this acclaimed MIT Media Lab game that introduces kids to basic programming ideas through making games and animations.
Parenting
The Most Powerful Pregnant Woman In America - Lisa Belkin, Huff Post
Marissa Mayer's Other Big New Job - KJ Dell'Antonia, NYT
Open Letter to New Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer - Pamela Sitt, TodayMoms, MSNBC
Are You a Helicopter Parent? Take the Quiz - Staff, Christian Science Monitor
Modern Parents: Involved or Too Involved? - Room for Debate, NYT
Learning
Remember It Well: How to Learn Better - Dan Gordon, UCLA Magazine
Puzzles and Kids' Cognitive Development - Bradley Cornelius, WAMC Public Radio
What's the Difference Between Practice, Drilling, Memorization? - Daniel Willingham's Blog
Game-Based Learning, Bill Gates' Priority - Jamie Sarrio, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Education
Education's Pendulum: Thinkers or Test Takers? - Op-Ed, L.A. Times
Is the U.S. Catching Up? - Eric Hanushek, Paul Peterson, L. Woessmann, Education Next
Quit Fretting. U.S. is Fine in Science Education - Berezow and Campbell, USA Today
More Technology, Please! - CM Rubin, Huff Post
How Computers Can Hurt Schools - Jay Mathews, Washington Post
How Summer is Making U.S. Kids Dumber and Fatter - Peter Orszag, Bloomberg
Debate Over Year-Round vs. Traditional Schools - Beth Harpaz, Boston.com
Resources
Scratch, MIT Media Lab Tool Teaches Kids Computation with Games, Animations - MIT.edu
'Close My Deal' App Teaches Parents to Negotiate with Teens - Mail Online
'DoubleScoop' App Fosters Communications with Grandparents -The iPhone Mom
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