After a few weeks spent relocating from Chicago to Cambridge, we are back with our weekly Top Articles newsletter. During our time away the school year came to an end, graduation addresses inspired, and legislators actually proposed several NCLB reauthorizations. ● Pew Research released two topical reports, one on teens and social media and another on current family breadwinning practices. ● The DSM-5 was re-written and Richard Rende translates for parents what they need to know. ● Find out how to use summer's informal learning time to prevent “brain drain.” ● An article this week questions if there’s more to greatness than what the 10,000 Hour Rule of talent plus deliberate practice suggests. ● Commencement addresses given at Harvard by Geoffrey Canada and Oprah are worth watching.
Parenting
Some Thoughts on Pew's Latest Report on Teens - Danah Boyd, DMLcentral
New Texting Service to Report Bullying Gets National PTA Support - Michele Molnar, Ed Week
Stop Using the Word "Bullying" in School, Researchers Say - Anne Collier, NetFamilyNews
Have American Parents Got It All Backwards? - Christine Gross-Loh, Huff Post
Breadwinner Moms - Wendy Wang, Kim Parker, Paul Taylor, Pew Research
DSM-5: Why (and What) Parents Should Know About It - Richard Rende, Red Hot Parenting
How Parents Can Encourage Summer Reading: 13 Ideas - Dr. Kimberly Tyson, Learning Unlimited
Keeping Kids Academically Sharp During Summer - Sherri Wilson, National PTA, Learning First
How to Encourage Moral Behavior - Daniel Willingham, Science & Education Blog
Learning
Picking Up a 2nd Language Is Predicted by Ability to Learn Patterns - ScienceDaily
The Bottom Line on 'Learning Styles' - Daniel Willingham, Washington Post
Preschool Math: Evidence that Home Environment Matters Most - G. Dewar, Parenting Science
The Complexity of Greatness: Beyond Talent or Practice - Scott Barry Kaufman, Creativity Post
Why We Should Read Literature: It Makes Us Smarter - Annie Murphy Paul, Time
The Banality of Deeper Learning - Tom Loveless, Brookings
Study: Forget a Word? Make a Fist - James Hamblin, The Atlantic
Students Can Learn by Explaining, Studies Say - Sarah Sparks, Education Week
Physical Activity at School Might Boost Grades, Studies Show - Celia Baker, Deseret News
Education
Plans to Replace NCLB Bring Dueling Visions of Federal Role in Ed - Lyndsey Layton, WP
Were All Those Standardized Tests for Nothing? NCLB Lessons - T. Ahn, J. Vigdor, AEI
Public Spending Per Student Drops - Stephanie Banchero, Wall Street Journal
Do Americans Know How Well Their State's Schools Perform? -Martin R. West, Brookings
Reading Gains Lag Improvements in Math - Motoko Rich, New York Times
Caution and the Common Core State Standards - The Editorial Board, New York Times
In the Economic Recovery, College Majors Matter - Kelsey Sheehy, US News
Is Coding the New Second Language? - Peg Tyre, Smithsonian
Geoffrey Canada: "You Might Be Greatest Generation Yet" - Commencement Address, Harvard
Michelle Rhee: How She Misled Education Reform - Nicholas Lemann, New Republic
Why Private Schools Are Dying Out - Chester Finn, The Atlantic
Resources
Coolest Tech Gifts for Dad Under $50 - coolmomtech
Penguin Classic Wallpaper - Cory Doctorow, BoingBoing
Kidaptive Debuts "Parent's Pad," A New Way to Track Kid's Ed Devp - Sarah Perez, TechCrunch
10 Kid Reads Exploring U.S. History and Patriotism, - Natalie Singer-Velush, ParentMap
Your Kids Fav Nickelodeon Shows, Now on Amazon Prime. Free! - coolmomtech
Oprah's Harvard Address on Failure & Finding Your Purpose - Maria Popova, BrainPickings
