Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Great Kindergarten teachers are worth $320k a year according to economists: http://nyti.ms/deVuLq
Yikes! Scary legislation that could block our access to info on internet Yikes! http://huff.to/bdq4uT
Bud the teacher has it right (imo). His thoughts on Waiting for Superman http://bit.ly/bXyrXH

Monday, September 27, 2010

Math anxiety and girls http://bit.ly/aOCF5d . The role of working memory.

Friday, September 24, 2010

Rick Ayers on Waiting for Superman: http://huff.to/aN7l96 He makes an important point about how people really learn.
How will kids achieve techno literacy? http://nyti.ms/c07ox5
My 11 yr old read "Brave" all the way through in one sitting. Great for shy/anxious children. http://ping.fm/ajmTe

Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Can exercise make kids smarter? http://nyti.ms/cshwmp
I got this site from @MarjieKnudsen. Moms need more time, moms need more help. These sites can help: http://bit.ly/942XdJ

Monday, September 20, 2010

Taking school learning into the home: http://bit.ly/cDePdh
Play vs. Drill & Skill? Rick Ackerly's latest blog post http://bit.ly/a1bwqa Getting past the ideology.
What a good education looks like: http://bit.ly/bBaRdG
If you are bored, maybe you're boring. http://bit.ly/azaVyu

Sunday, September 19, 2010

Most Creative Brains are Slow: http://bit.ly/c0vaca
"Consider the source" by Jamie Lee Curtis. http://huff.to/dhBLQH Talking with our kids.
RT: @douglaspaul "Rudimentary literacy acquisition in English takes the average child roughly three years, while in..." http://bit.ly/9L6Ui4

Friday, September 17, 2010

Thanks for the mentions @tonnet, @coachNancyP, @BrianHaas, @catinflorida, @TheDSCWay, & @TheCatAndTheKey.
Forget Brainstorming. It doesn't work http://bit.ly/cUOWbB
What is she talking about? TweenLingo glossary http://bit.ly/8YbZUx from @SuzannaNarducci Very useful & funny.
More thx to @Time2ShineProds, @SchooDoodle, @FreedomParenting, @Time2ShineProds, @SchooDoodle, & @BreakAwayDad
Thanks to @MarjieKnudsen, @RickAckerly, @momsinspirelearning, @SuzannaNarducci, @SueScheff, @School_Climate, & @DailyParentingTip
Research shows that creativity is declining in America http://bit.ly/bzdqBe Thanks Dawn @momsinspirelearning for the link.

Wednesday, September 15, 2010

"Accept everything about yourself -- I mean everything, You are you and that is the beginning and the end -- no apologies, no regrets." --Clarke Moustakas
I have to see this movie "Race to Nowhere". Nice blog and trailer here: http://bit.ly/9eFs6M
The Education Controversy http://bit.ly/aB2e9K How do we promote critical thinking?