Curious Kids: Is Homework Worthwhile?
(The Conversation)
There’s a huge debate about homework and whether it helps kids learn during the school year. But everyone agrees that homework can take lots of time. The most commonly accepted guidelines recommend one hour for middle school and two hours for high school. However, I think this amount of time on homework every day can be too much.
‘Popular’ Kids Aren’t That Special
(The Atlantic)
They do play a role in setting a school’s norms—but kids’ parents and close friends have more sway.
The Weaponization of Academic Citation
(Inside Higher Education)
Freshman composition programs have done that, and we need to stop it right now, argues Jennie Young.
Food Insecurity Common Across US Higher Education Campuses
(American Psychological Association)
Lack of access to reliable supply of nutritious food may affect student’s ability to succeed, researchers say
Seventh Edition of APA’s Best-Selling Publication Manual to Publish in October With a 700,000 First Printing
(American Psychological Association)
The long-expected seventh edition of the best-selling Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association will go on sale in October, with a first printing of 700,000 copies, APA announced at the opening of APA 2019, the association’s 127th annual convention.
APA 2019 Recap: Day 1
(American Psychological Association)
APA 2019 began Thursday with a jam-packed schedule of speakers showcasing the breadth and depth of psychology. Here’s a small sample of what attendees heard.
Three Reasons Classroom Practice Conflicts With Evidence On How Kids Learn
(Forbes.com)
What goes on in the classroom often has little to do with what scientists have discovered about how kids learn. The obstacles are intellectual, emotional, and behavioral.
6 Strategies for Building Better Student Relationships
(Edutopia)
A teacher shares her best practices for establishing strong relationships with her class at the start of the school year.
High School Naps May Boost Learning for Sleep-Deprived Teenagers
(Education Week)
For chronically sleep-deprived adolescents—which, according to the Centers for Disease Control, is most of them—afternoon naps could help bolster memory and learning, according to a new study in the journal Nature.
National Study Bolsters Case for Teaching ‘Growth Mindset’
(Education Week)
Any student’s self-confidence can take a hit at the start of high school. Yet giving students even a brief opportunity to understand and reflect on their mindsets for learning can make them likelier to challenge themselves and improve, finds a new national study in the journal Nature.
A National Experiment Reveals Where A Growth Mindset Improves Achievement
(nature.com)
A global priority for the behavioural sciences is to develop cost-effective, scalable interventions that could improve the academic outcomes of adolescents at a population level, but no such interventions have so far been evaluated in a population-generalizable sample.
How Growth Mindset Makes for Better Student Writing
(Education Week’s Teacher – Subscription Required, Free Trial)
Sometimes high school students have trouble internalizing that a growth mindset is more important than a grade, especially when college admissions are approaching. But when students take control over their own learning, they can begin to see the connection: They come to understand that with every paper returned, their probability of improvement goes up. And with this growth comes intellectual independence. And with this independence comes a natural progression toward better grades.
More Attentive and Adaptive: Here’s Why Kids Are Better Learners Than Adults
(The Economic Times)
While adults are good at paying attention to what you tell them, children notice everything and hence are better at grasping new things, say researchers.
‘Anywhere I Go, I Feel Threatened’: Schools Encounter Latino Students’ Fears in Shooting Aftermath
(Education Week’s Teacher – Subscription Required, Free Trial)
The Socorro district’s counseling staff quickly put together guidelines for teachers on how to help traumatized students, along with another set to send home for parents.
Warning to Adults: Children Notice Everything
(Science Daily)
Adults are really good at paying attention only to what you tell them to — but children don’t ignore anything. That difference can actually help children do better than adults in some learning situations, a new study suggests.
Abstract ‘Spin’
(Inside Higher Education)
Study says authors exaggerate their findings in paper abstracts, and that’s a problem when readers take them at face value.
How Parents Can Help Middle Schoolers Build Confidence and Character
(KQED’s Mind/Shift)
For many adults, the words “middle school,” evoke a negative, gut-level response. These reactions are grounded in our own potent memories from that time, says Phyllis Fagell, a school counselor, psychotherapist and author of “Middle School Matters: The 10 Key Skills Kids Need to Thrive in Middle School and Beyond – and How Parents Can Help”.
