PCM's Top Articles of the Week

October 25, 2012

The best article this week is a brilliant summary of why parents are more important than schools in kids' achievement. Been hearing about MOOCs? To understand the power of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC) do NOT miss Amanda Ripley’s story of the night Pakistan shut down YouTube. Get to know the case for Pre-K’s potential to impact poverty. Two items on science are essential--a fabulous TedTalk about Science, Uncertainty, Play, and Kids and a study on how minimal exposure to science raises kids’ test scores in Math and English. Find current information on school-corporation partnerships, genetics and intelligence, and enjoy a funny post on parent-teacher relationships.

Parenting

Why Parenting Is More Important Than Schools - Annie Murphy Paul, Time

How Parent Education and Income Affects Child's Brain -Janice D'Arcy, Washington Post

Unreliable Adults May Increase Kids Impulsivity -Gwen Dewar, Ph.D. BabyCenter

Insights Into Complexity of Parent-Teacher Relations - Jessia Lahey, Coming of Age in the Middle

Does Tracking Our Kids' Every Move Make Them Safer? - Anne Collier, NetFamilyNews

Learning

Why Learning Should Be Messy - Nikhil Goyal, Mind/Shift

Science is for Everyone, Including Kids - Beau Lotto, Amy O'Toole, TedTalks

As Little As 10 Hours a Year of Science Raises Math & English Test Scores - Science Daily

If Intelligence is the Norm, Stupidity Gets More Interesting - David Dobbs, NYT

Time Between Tests: 'Cognitive Fatigue' and AP Test Schedules - Freakonomics