This week get informed on coping with disaster stress, red-shirting, and grandparents’ lack of up-to-date facts on baby safety. Have you heard about the “Nice It Forward” movement against cyberbullying? In learning, find recent research on delaying gratification, habits, and repetition. Increase your skills at using informal learning time by understanding why questions can be more important than answers. In education hear from PCM Top Influencers Randi Weingarten, Michelle Rhee, and Diane Ravitch. Find out more about Race to the Top, parent trigger laws, merit pay, and the election. For a valuable source to build kids’ background knowledge see the list of 13+ Children’s Picture Books About Great Artists.
Parenting
Coping with Disaster Stress: What You Need to Know - Gwen Dewar, BabyCenter
What is the Role of Parents in Education? - Rick Ackerly, ParentNet
Grandparents Flunk Baby Safety Quiz -Lisa A. Flam, Today Moms
'Compassion Mobs' and Other Digital Nonviolence Stands - Anne Collier, NetFamilyNews
Why Waiting to Start Kindergarten Might Be Good Idea - Chad Brooks, BusinessNewsDaily
4 Tips on ACT/SAT Test Prep for Families - Mayfield and Mayfield, US News
Learning
For Students, Why Questions Are More Important Than Answers - Katrina Schwartz, Mind/Shift
How the Brain Controls Our Habits - Anne Trafton, MIT News
The Power of Delaying Gratification - Alex Lickerman, MD, Creativity Post
The Benefits of Practice - Doug Lemov, Wall Street Journal
Brain Trainers: A New Kind of Tutoring - Dan Hurley, New York Times
Yep, School Makes You Smarter - Daniel Willingham, Willingham Blog
Education
School Superintendent Debunks Friedman on Race to the Top -Jonathan Raymond, Wash Post
Communities Need Parent Trigger Laws -Michelle Rhee, US News
Parent Trigger Laws a False Choice - Randi Weingarten, US News
Obama's Leading Ed Reform Critic, Diane Ravitch, Will Vote for Him - Valerie Strauss, WashPost
Anne Romney: Throw Out the Education System - Good Housekeeping
First, We Need a Brand New K-12 System - Chester Finn, Education Next
3 Things Parents Need to Know About Merit Pay in Education - Bill Ferriter, Tempered Radical
Resources
13+ Children's Picture Books About Great Artists -Melissa Taylor, Imagination Soup
Build Their Minecraft Obsession with These Great IRL Toys -CoolMomTech
Google Earth Adds to its 11,000+ Guided Tours of Our Planet -John Koetsier, VentureBeat
7 Great YouTube Channels for Science -Med Kharbach, Educator's Technology
Thanks for linking to Imagination Soup! Also, I linked to you here: http://www.parenting.com/blogs/mom-congress/melissa-taylor/whats-hot-education-and-learning-news-round
Have a great weekend!
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