Parents, here are ten questions for you. ● (1) Why are young people leaving Facebook for Snapchat? ● (2) Who in the world would make the argument to parents that sexting isn’t so bad? ● (3) How would a smart 21 year old gamer advise parents to protect their kids in the video-gaming world? ● (4) If Dads do the dishes, what outcomes, besides a clean kitchen, result? ● (5) How do you get girls into coding? ● (6) Are there really good reasons to hold a kid back a grade? ● (7) Who's against the common core, and why? (8) What new college ranking system is supposed to be more helpful to families making college decisions than US News & World Reports? ● (9) Is there a smart way to use student data to improve learning and, at the same time, protect their privacy? ● (10) What books could you recommend to a kid who loves Harry Potter? ● Answers below!
Parenting
How to Protect Your Child in the Gaming World - Paul Geisterfer, A Platform for Good
What's the Big Deal About Sexting? - Rey Junco, CNN Opinion
Dads Who Do Dishes Raise Ambitious Daughters - Melissa Dahl, New York Magazine
How to Get Girls Into Coding - Nitasha Tiku, New York Times
When Should You Let Your Child Fail? - Carol Lloyd, GreatSchools
Is Your Child Ready for Kindergarten? - Erin Lane, babycenter
Your Kid's Brain Might Benefit from an Extra Year in Middle School - Jessica Lahey, The Atlantic
Facebook Privacy and the Social Media 'Collective Unconscious' - Anne Collier, NetFamilyNews
Learning
Recognizing Each Child's Particular Genius - Laura Grace Weldon, Laura Grace Weldon Blog
Why Children Can't See What's Right in Front of Them - Philippa Roxby, BBC News
Why All Screen Time Isn't Created Equally - Liz Willen, Hechinger Report
Instead of Framing 'Failure' as a Positive, Just Use Positive Words - Rolin Moe, Mind/Shift
Little Children and Already Acting Mean - Sumathi Reddy, Wall Street Journal
What Neuroscience Can Teach Us About Compassion - Carolyn Gregoire, Creativity Post
Education
Research: Insights into Parent Involvement and Student Achievement - Holly Yettick, Ed Week
What Happens to Parent Involvement with the Parent Trigger - Conor P. Williams, TPM
The Common Core FAQ - npr-Ed
Common Core School Standards Face a New Wave of Opposition - Motoko Rich, New York Times
How to Protect Privacy While Helping Children Learn - Bleiberg & West, Brookings
Nevada Dad Told It Will Cost $10,000 to See School Data Collected on His Kids - B. H. Herold, EW
12 Top Technologies in Education - C.J. Westerberg, The Daily Riff
Finns Beat U.S. with Low-Tech Take on School - Caitlin Emma, Politico
Is College Worth It? Clearly, New Data Say - David Leonhardt, New York Times
Colleges Rattled as Obama Seeks Rating System - Michael D. Shear, New York Times
Resources
2014 Horn Book Awards for Excellence in Children's Literature - Horn Book
26 Books for Kids Who Love Harry Potter - Melissa Taylor, Imagination Soup
The Kids' Guide to Google Search - Taryn Degnan, Common Sense Media
Hunger Games: The Exhibition, Lionsgate Explores a Theme Park - D. McNary, Variety
The World as 100 People [Poster] - jackhagley.com
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