This week articles from well-knows Alison Gopnik, David Brooks, Fareed Zakaria, and Wendy Kopp offer useful information for parents. Gopnik explains how brain processes for creativity and executive function conflict. Brooks and Zakaria reflect on higher education because right now parents of high school seniors are living in stressed anticipation of the “fat or thin envelop” from college admissions. Wendy Kopp, founder of Teach for America, makes public her case for why technology can’t and won’t replace teachers. Last week’s viral hit, “The Reasons my Son is Crying,” will crack you up!
Parenting
Touch Screen Time? Worry About Parents, Not Kids - Sarah Goodyear, Atlantic Cities
Warren Buffett Gives Financial Advice to 10-Year-Olds - Tyler Gray, Fast Company
Paying for Your Child's College Education Isn't Giving a 'Free Ride' - Mara Shapiro, Huff Post
Is TV Viewing the Unhealthiest Screen Time For Kids? - Richard Rende, Red Hot Parenting
Do Today's Parents Need to Relax? - Matt Gross & Theodore Ross, The Atlantic
The Reasons My Son Is Crying, Greg (& Charlie) Pembroke, Tumblr
Learning
How the Brain Curbs Creativity - Alison Gopnik, WSJ
Why Kids Benefit When They Teach Others - Gwen Dewar, Parenting Science
How to Stimulate Curiosity - Annie Murphy Paul, MindShift
Don't Sleep It Off - Tori Rodriguez, Scientific American
Brain-Training Games Don't Actually Make You Smarter - Gareth Cook, The New Yorker
Short Lectures, Frequent Quizzes Maximize Online Learning - Rick Nauert, Psych Central News
Education
Let's Set a Nat'l Standard for Students—Pass the U.S. Citizenship Test - R. Pondiscio, Atlantic
Computers Can't Replace Real Teachers - Wendy Kopp, CNN
What Is a University For? The Practical University - David Brooks, New York Times
The Thin Envelop Crisis - Fareed Zakaria, TIME
Did Bill Gates Just Reverse Course? - Diane Ravitch, Diane Ravitch's Blog
Mom: Why I Won't Let My Son Take High-Stakes Standardized Test - Valerie Strauss, Wash Post
Tests and Tiger Moms - Thomas Sowell, RealClearPolitics
The School 'Discipline Gap', 1 In 4 Black Students Suspended - Joy Resmovits, Huff Post
Principal Warns Parents About Common Core Tests - Carol Burris, Wash Post
Resources
Poems to Learn by Heart, by Caroline Kennedy - Publishers Weekly
Young Mark Twain's Little-Known, Lovely 1865 Children's Book - Maria Popova, Brain Pickings
A Video Game That Teaches How to Program in Java - Kurzweil News
Hakitzu Lets You Fight Robots and Learn Coding, Too - Tristan Kruth, Technapex
The 50 Best Public High Schools in the U.S. - The Best Schools
Teaching Kids Foreign Languages with a Most Genius App - Stephanie Mayers, coolmomtech
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