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Monthly Archives: January 2013
Why You Truly Never Leave High School
A New York Magazine article about the neuroscience and psychology of adolescence and how this time of life makes us who we are: http://nymag.com/news/features/high-school-2013-1/
Children’s Complex Thinking Skills Begin Before Going to School
A ScienceDaily article about new research from the University of Chicago and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/01/130123164858.htm
Asthma, Linked to Reduced Achievement, Rising Among Children
Check out this article about a report published late last year by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/rulesforengagement/2013/01/asthma_linked_to_reduced_achievement_rising_among_children.html?cmp=ENL-EU-NEWS2 And here is a link to the CDC report the article discusses: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/series/sr_03/sr03_035.pdf
This 19th-Century Book is Still Timely for Teachers
Recalling William James’ Talks to Teachers on Psychology, published in 1899 but still relevant today: http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2013/01/23/18gibbon.h32.html?tkn=YWRFUudDnkb%2Fd1Bk8o0UH18BhfO08%2B9osxqu&cmp=ENL-EU-VIEWS1
Social Factors Can Affect Intelligence
In the New York Times, education writer Annie Murphy Paul interviews psychologists to provide insight into how academic performance is not just a factor of innate intelligence: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/07/opinion/sunday/intelligence-and-the-stereotype-threat.html?_r=0 ______________________________________________________________ In addition to providing occasional posts providing links to news from the … Continue reading
