The conversation about women and family/work balance, initiated a few weeks ago with the release of Sheryl Sandberg book, Leaning In, continues. Lisa Miller's article, "The Retro Wife," fanned the flames. How will the women of these times tackle the problem? ● Learn more on executive function, letting kids fail, and the CDC report on the prevalence of autism. ● Find out when kids are ready to cross the street, and why. ● Education topics discussed this week included ability grouping and tracking, suspension policies, and (heheh) the test scores of state legislators, city counselors, and academics on a New England high school graduation exam. ● Do you use the Getting Things Done system at work? Read how to apply it to parenting.
Parenting
Modern Parenthood, Balancing Work & Family - Kim Parker & Wendy Wang, PewResearch
The Retro Wife - Lisa Miller, New York Magazine
The Retro Wife Opts Out: What Has Changed and What Still Needs To - Lisa Belkin, HuffPost
Finding the Next Sheryl Sandberg - Jonathan Wai, Psychology Today
After Steubenville, Raising Children Who Will Speak Up - Avital N. Nathman, NYT
My Child Can't Read! - Peg Tyre, GreatSchools.org
Is Divorce Bad for Children? - Arkowitz & Lilienfeld, Scientific American
Learning
Improving Executive Function - Annie Murphy Paul, Creativity Post
The Marshmallow Test - Steven Novella, Neurologica
How Middle School Failures Lead to Medical School Success - J. Lahey & T. Lahey, The Atlantic
Why Do Some Children Struggle with Math? - Daniel Willingham, Science & Education Blog
Do 1 in 50 Kids Have Autism Spectrum Disorder? - Richard Rende, PhD, Red Hot Parenting
Sleep, the Adolescent Brain, and Mature Thinking - ScienceDaily
Why Kids Don't Notice Approaching Cars - Gwen Dewar, PhD, BabyCenter
Education
How Your School Compares Internationally - Stu Silberman, Education Week
Why Do We Suspend Misbehaving Students - Brian Palmer, Slate
More Teachers Are Grouping Kids by Ability - Greg Toppo, USA Today
Fight About Obama's Pre-K Plan Is Not Just About Money - Barbara Beatty, Huff Post
Minecraft in School? How Cool! - Christina Barron, Washington Post
Experts Make a Case for Later School Start Times - Gina Cairney, Education Week
60% of Adults Who Took Standardized Test Bombed - Valarie Strauss, Washington Post
Who's Afraid of Big Data? - Aaron Pallas, Hechinger Report
A Survey of Parents About College - Scott Jaschik, Inside Higher Ed
Resources
Minimalist Parenting: Getting Things Done Meets Childrearing - Cory Doctorow, Boing Boing
20 Terrific Presentation Tech Tools for Kids - Erik Klein, Kleinspiration
Kids Can Vote for Children's Choice Book Awards - Maryann Yin, GalleyCat
The Awesome PBS Parents Play & Learn App. Are You Surprised? - coolmomtech
Supporting Students Reading Shakespeare, 2 Apps - Mary Ann Scheuer, Great Kids Books
8 Best Apps for Preschoolers on Both iOS and Android - coolmomtech
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