The best article to gain cortical mass this week tells how genetics and dopamine affect the way kids handle pressure during high-stakes tests. In fact, dopamine stars in two articles below. ● Reinforce what you’ve learned about Incremental Intelligence with the article on praising kids. ● Bill Gates, number 2 on the list of PCM's Top 10 Influencers, explains the foundation's research on teacher effectiveness in his annual letter. ● Michelle Rhee appeared everywhere promoting her new book, Radical, excerpted below. ● You’ve heard boys outperform girls in STEM subjects, but is that true internationally? ● Monopoly replaced the iron token with a more current icon, the cat. (LOL)
Parenting
Do Gifted Kids Want to Be Zuckerberg Rather Than Einstein? - Jonathan Wai, Creativity Post
What Pygmies Can Teach Us About Child Rearing - Ericka Christakis, Time
Right Praise Sets Toddlers on Path to Success - Gwen Dewar, PhD, BabyCenter
5 Reasons Toddlers Won't Follow Our Directions - Janet Lansbury, Elevating Child Care
Playtime: Affectionate, Less Controlling Moms Make Strongest Relationships - ScienceDaily
Fearless Parenting in the Unmapped Landscape - Anne Collier, NetFamilyNews
Learning
Why Can Some Kids Handle Pressure While Others Fall Apart? - Po Bronson & A. Merryman, NYT
How to Make a Young Child Smarter: What the Research Says - Daniel Willingham, Sci & Ed Blog
How Walking or Biking to School Improves Concentration - Sarah Goodyear, Atlantic Cities
The Unsexy Truth About Dopamine - Vaughn Bell, Guardian
Primer on Success: Review of How Children Succeed - E.D. Hirsch, Education Next
Mitch Resnik: Reading, Writing, Programming - Mitch Resnik, TED Talk [Video 15 min.]
Are You Doing These 5 Things to Become Smarter? - Eric Barker, Barking Up the Wrong Tree
Education
Girls Lead in Science Exam, But Not in U.S. - Hannah Fairfield & Alan McLean, New York Times
The Boys at the Back - Christina Hoff Sommers, New York Times
Michelle Rhee: My Break with Democrats - Michelle Rhee, The Daily Beast
Bill Gates: Grading Our Teachers is a Good Investment - Bill Gates, CNN
Revolution Hits the Universities - Thomas Friedman, New York Times
A Double Dose of Algebra Improves Math & Verbal Skills - Maureen Downey, AJC
Global Search for Education: If Not the SAT, What? - C.M. Rubin, Huffington Post
Every Day Should Be Digital Learning Day - Karen Cator, US Department of Education Blog
Resources
Monopoly Token Contest: Cat will Replace Iron - Josh Voorhees, Slate
Disney 'Connected Learning' to Infuse Games with Learning - Betsy Corcoran, edSurge
20 Educational Games Perfect for Young Students - Julie DeNeen, edudemic
Valentine's Day Tech Gifts Last Longer than Roses - coolmomtech
10 Fabulous Science and Math YouTube Channels - Caroline Mukisa, MathsInsider
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