See what our teachers are currently reading and find timely articles on various topics related to childhood.
May 05, 2019
Thinking On Your Feet – Aeon
Why Do 4-Year-Olds Love Talking About Death? – NY Times
How To Stop Thinking Your Teen Is “Pushing Your Buttons” – NY Times
What’s The Purpose Of College? – Forbes
Differentiating By Offering Choices – Edutopia
January 20, 2019
Archived from 2018
Archived from 10.28.18
Race In American Schools: Is It Ever OK To Group Students Of Color? – NPR
For Kids With Concussions, Less Time Alone In A Dark Room – NY Times
To Prevent Loneliness, Start In The Classroom – The Atlantic
Helping Pediatricians To Care For Transgender Children – NY Times
How To Help A Child With An Anxiety Disorder – NY Times
Computer Science For Everyone – The Atlantic
The Confidence Gap For Girls – NY Times
Growing Up In The Library – New Yorker
Boys Don’t Read Enough – The Atlantic
Kids’ Brainpower Tied To Exercise, Sleep, And Limited Screen Time – NY Times
Archived from 10.14.18
Does Teacher Diversity Matter In Student Learning? – NY Times
Advancing A Culture Of Education At IBM – Forbes
What Kids’ Backpacks Say About Them – The Atlantic
How (And When) To Limit Kids’ Tech Use – NY Times
Scaling Up Personalized Education – Forbes
Teens Are Protesting In-Class Presentations – The Atlantic
Archived from 09.09.18
5 Proven Benefits Of Play – NPR
A Before School Exercise Program May Help Children Thrive – NY Times
A Survey Sheds Light Into Parental Views Of Technology In Education And Careers Of Their Kids – Forbes
Sleep 101: Harvard Freshmen Required To Take Sleep Course Before School Begins– WBUR
Embracing Inquiry-Based Instruction – Edutopia
Archived from 06.04.18
Setting Up Norms For Independent Work – Edutopia
In The #MeToo Era, Raising Boys To Be Good Guys – NY Times
Education’s Opiates: Prescribing Selective Colleges – Forbes
Student-Centered World Language Classrooms – Edutopia
Archived from 05.27.18
Archived from 05.20.18
Integrating SEL In The Classroom – Edutopia
The Promise Of Vaping And The Rise Of Juul – New Yorker
A Community Of Readers In Middle School – Edutopia
More Than Just A Job: Stories Of Teachers Who Deserve An A+ – NPR
Archived from 04.19.18
Utah’s ‘Free-Range’ Parenting Law Protects Parents So Kids Can Roam – NPR
Who’s A Good Boy? – NY Times
What About “The Breakfast Club”? – New Yorker
Life Threatening Allergic Reactions Rising In Children – NY Times
‘I Can’t Stop’: Schools Struggle With Vaping Explosion – NY Times
The Myth Of Learning Styles – The Atlantic
Archived from 03.25.18
Teachers And Those Magical OK Go Videos: A Match Made In Science? – NPR
It’s The Lower Ability Students Who Lose Out Through Streaming – Forbes
Extensive Data Shows Punishing Reach Of Racism For Black Boys – NY Times
Teenagers Are Sexting, Now What? – NY Times
Julie Washington’s Quest To Get Schools To Respect African-American English – The Atlantic
Archived from 03.07.18
Computer Science For All (Starting In Kindergarten) – Edutopia
Male Violence Is Everywhere – The Atlantic
Forget GPAs And Test Scores: Performance Assessment Can Predict Who Gets Accepted And Who Gets Hired – Forbes
Pediatricians Call For Universal Depression Screening For Teens – WBUR
When Is A Child Instagram-Ready? – NY Times
Aiming For Discipline Instead Of Punishment – Edutopia
What Kids’ Trauma Looks Like Across The US – The Atlantic
Archived from 02.25.18
The Boys Are Not All Right – NY Times
Teaching While Afraid – The Atlantic
The Promise Of Self-Compassion For Stressed-Out Teens – NY Times
Building A Metacognitive Classroom – Edutopia
Archived from 02.18.18
Archived from 02.11.18
Archived from 01.28.18
Understanding Grief – NY Times
Poison Control Calls ‘Spike’ Due To Online Laundry Pod Challenge – CNN
No, Students Don’t Need Grades – Education Week
Is Your Child A Phone Addict? – NY Times
An Insider’s Take On Assessment: It May Be Worse Than You Thought – Chronicle of Higher Education
More College Students Seem To Be Majoring In Perfectionism – NY Times
A Support Team For Every Student – Edutopia
Archived from 01.14.18
Even One Of The iPhone’s Co-Creators Thinks Apple Should Own Up To Teen Cell Phone Addiction – Fast Company
3 Biggest Education Innovation Questions For 2018 – Forbes
That’s What Ze Said: Gender, Pronouns, and Respect – NY Times
How One Teacher Is Revolutionizing The Way Her Students Learn – Time
Teenagers, Stop Asking For Nude Photos – NY Times
5 Things To Know About Screen Time Right Now – NPR
Learn About Vaping And Its Dangers – Smore.com
One Hope For The New Year: A Kinder Culture – Time
Finding Purpose For A Good Life. But Also A Healthy One – NY Times
Archived from 01.07.18
How Education Can Take A Page From Tesla’s Book – Forbes
A More Complete Picture Of Student Learning – Edutopia
To Raise Better Kids, Say No – NY Times
Why Kids Shouldn’t Sit Still In Class – NY Times
How AI Impacts Education – Forbes
Archived from 12.17.17
Teaching And Learning: Lost In A Buzzword Wasteland – Inside Higher Ed
Treating Anxiety In Children – NY Times
How A Deregulated Internet Could Hurt America’s Classrooms – NPR
The ‘Problem Child’ Is A Child, Not A Problem – NY Times
Why Toddlers Deserve More Respect – The Atlantic
Portfolios: The Art Of Reflection – Edutopia
Why Do American Schools Have Such Long Hours? – The Atlantic
Sleep vs. Exercise – NY Times
Building A Universal Teaching Environment – Inside Higher Ed
Can Texting Save Lives? – NY Times
How Spanking Affects Later Relationships – The Atlantic
Will Robots Take Our Children’s Jobs? – NY Times
Giving Students A Little Taste Of A Book – Edutopia
What Sweeden Teaches Us About Parenting And The Outdoors – Outside Magazine
Archived from 12.10.17
The Futile Resistance Against Classroom Tech – The Atlantic
Dyslexia Is Very Treatable. So Why Aren’t We Helping More Kids? – WBUR
Success Academy’s Radical Educational Experiment – New Yorker
The Future Of Coding In Schools – Edutopia
Archived from 12.03.17
YouTube Faces Increased Criticism That It Is Unsafe For Kids – NPR
Perfect Grades Don’t Always Matter – The Atlantic
Will A Little Girl’s Lies Become A Lifetime Bad Habit? – Washington Post
A Healthy Dose Of Guilt – NY Times
What Your Students Really Need To Know About Digital Citizenship – Edutopia
Best Children’s Books Of 2017 – Washington Post
Archived from 11.20.17
Teaching Kids To Argue, Respectfully – Edutopia
Why Are Parents Afraid Of Later School Start Times? – The Atlantic
3 Tools For Creating Digital Portfolios – Edutopia
Running Free In Germany’s Outdoor Preschools – NY Times
Dad Designs And 3-D Prints Prosthetic Arm For His Son – CNN
Journaling, The Old School Way – Edutopia
The School Prepping For Apocalypse – NY Times
Why Everyone Should Learn About Western Civilization – The Atlantic
3 Assumptions Teachers Should Avoid – Edutopia
Are Humans Actually More ‘Human’ Than Robots? – The Atlantic
How To Help Your Child Not Be A #MeToo – NY Times
Archived from 11.13.17
The Cornerstone Of Social And Emotional Learning – Edutopia
This Database Is Filled With 1,300 Diverse Books For Kids – Huffington Post
How Should High Schools Define Sexes For Transgender Athletes? – NY Times
They Are Turning The Picture Around – Boston Globe
The Sneaky Science Behind Your Kid’s Tech Obsessions – Huffington Post
At One College, Women Engineers Help Reshape The Machine Shop – WBUR
Creating An Inclusive Classroom – Edutopia
archived from 11.06.17
Alexa, Are You Safe For My Kids? – NPR
Chicago High School Has Second Opponent Forfeit Game Over Safety Concerns – Bleacher Report
The Educators Helping Students Through Trauma – The Atlantic
The New Frontier In Online Education – Slate
More Talking In Math Class, Please – Edutopia
Archived from 10.30.17
The Importance Of Academic Courage
– Edutopia
When A Student Says, ‘I’m Not A Boy Or A Girl’
– NY Times
The Hidden Meaning Of Kids’ Shapes And Scribbles
– The Atlantic
Mindfulness For Children
– NY Times
Connecting, Midair, With My Eight-Year-Old Son
– NY Times
The Battle Of Brains vs. Brawn
– NY Times
Prodigy: A 1957 Look At Bobby Fischer
– New Yorker
6 Reasons To Try A Single Point Rubric
– Edutopia
Teachers Report Stressed, Anxious Students In ‘The Age Of Trump’
– NPR