The Chicago Teachers’ Strike ruled education news this week. Most major news op-eds, from the conservative WSJ to the liberal NYT were unsympathetic to teachers, while 66% of parents with children in Chicago schools supported the strike. Do you side with the Mayor or the Union? Nine articles below will further inform your views. Hear from Randi Weingarten, Rahm Emanuel, Karen Lewis, David Brooks, Joe Nocera, Diane Ravitch, Michelle Rhee, and more. Articles on humanizing computer instruction, multitasking, SAT, and measuring deep learning will keep you up-to-date. Check out Parents’ Choice Fall 2012 mobile app winners.
Parenting
Parents 'Opting Out' over High-Stakes Tests Gains Steam - Jon Marcus, Harvard Education Letter
3 Conversations for Parents: Navigating Public Networks - Danah Boyd, Platform for Good
Should Parents Limit Use of Tech Devices as a Consequence? - Beth Blecherman, Mashable
The Changing Cover Art of Our Childhood Reads - Jen Doll, The Atlantic Wire
How to Raise a Child: 10 Rules from Susan Sontag (1959) - Maria Popova, BrainPickings
Learning
How do We Define and Measure 'Deeper Learning'? - Tina Barseghian, Mind/Shift
Do SAT Scores Predict Who Will Do Well in College? - Science Daily
The 'Human Touch' in Computer-Based Instruction - Dan Willingham, Science & Education Blog
The Machines Are Taking Over - Annie Murphy Paul, NYTimes Magazine
Does High-Tech Multitasking Make Us Stupid? - Gwen Dewar, Ph.D, Psychology Today
Education
Chicago Strike Shows Rifts Over Grading Teachers - Bloomberg News
The Struggle in Chicago -Randi Weingarten, Huff Post
Quotes from Mayor Rahm Emanuel and CTU President, Karen Lewis - Chicago Tribune
Apres Rahm, Le Deluge - David Brooks, New York Times
Rahm Gets Rolled: Chicago Winners and Losers - Rick Hess, Straight Up
How to Fix the Schools -Joe Nocera, New York Times
In Search of Excellent Teaching -New York Times Editorial
NYT Wrong (Again) on Teacher Evaluation -Diane Ravitch, Carol Burris, Washington Post
Lessons from the Teachers Strike -Harold Meyerson, Washington Post
Resources
Parents' Choice Fall 2012 Mobile Apps Awards - Parents' Choice
Launchpad Toys' Toontastic and the Creativity Crisis -Andy Russell, VentureBeat
SchoolTube, YouTube for K-12 Education - Olivia B. Waxman, Time
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