Today’s parents raise kids in the era of internet technologies. You must grapple with determining what practices are best for social media, screen time, and kids' data privacy. Now, add self-driving cars. Will you insist on parental controls? 1 If you’ve been frustrated by how rigid schools are about excusing absences for educational family vacations, you have a new hero. 2 If personalized learning tech makes you feel ”simultaneously optimistic and outright terrified”, read danah boyd’s article. Her articulation of the problem is compelling. 3 Can parents influence top-level education policy? As you can imagine it would take a huge number of parents to do so. On the order of a “movement.” This is happening now, with the opt-out movement. Stay informed! 4 5 6 One day your kid will ask the question. Are you prepared? No worries, with the help of Bill Nye (and some emoji,) you can explain holograms! 7
Parenting
1 Teens Won't Like Self-Driving Cars, But Their Parents Will - Science Daily
2 Should Educational Family Vacations be an Excused Absence? - Terrance F. Ross, The Atlantic
The Impact of an Unexpected Role Model - Kate Haas, New York Times
The Velveteen Mother - Allison Slater Tate, Scary Mommy
Childlessness Falls, Family Size Grows Among Highly Educated Women - G. Livingston, PewResearch
Learning
Why Emotions Are Integral to Learning - Mary Helen Immordino-Yang, Noodle
Perseverance Key to Kids' Intellectual Growth, Stanford Scholar Says - Clifton B. Parker, Stanford News
Limits to the Power of a Growth Mindset - Larry Ferlazzo, Larry Ferlazzo's Blog
Does the Science of Self-Control Diminish our Self-Control? - Jonah Lehrer, Jonah Lehrer's Blog
Dark Chocolate Can Boost Attention - Traci Pedersen, PsychCentral
Education
3 Are We Training Our Students to Be Robots? - danah boyd, apophenia
What the Future Economy Means for How Kids Learn Today - David Price, Mind/Shift
Does The Grit Narrative Blame Students For School’s Shortcomings? - Katrina Schwartz, Mind/Shift
4 Why Civil Rights Groups Say Opting Out of Tests Hurt Kids - Emma Brown, Washington Post
5 Opt Out Parents Have a Point - Frederick M. Hess, U.S. News
6 4 Lessons From the Opt Out Debate - Robert Pondiscio, U.S. News
The Big Problem With the New SAT - Richard C. Atkinson and Saul Geiser, NYT
School Districts Embrace Business Model of Data Collection - Motoko Rich, NYT
Teaching Geopolitics: Fantasy Football as a Learning Game - Greg Toppo, Mind/Shift
Resources
7 What Exactly is a Hologram? Let Bill Nye (and a Bunch of Emoji) Explain - Rafi Schwartz, Good
The Man Who Became Big Bird - Jessica Gross, Longreads
College Majors Figure Big in Earnings - Melissa Korn, Wall Street Journal
5 Math Apps for Math Averse Students - Robyn Scott, Edudemic
50 Books All Kids Should Read Before They're 12 - Common Sense Media
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