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The Hormone Surge of Middle Childhood

Submitted by ml on Sun, 01/08/2012 - 9:56am

Dec. 26, 2011 - By NATALIE ANGIER  New York Times

VIEWED superficially, the part of youth that the psychologist Jean Piaget called middle childhood looks tame and uneventful, a quiet patch of road on the otherwise hairpin highway to adulthood.  READ MORE

When Will We Learn?

Submitted by ml on Sun, 11/27/2011 - 9:28pm

By Fareed Zakaria | Time Magazine November 17, 2011

Education is the engine of social mobility, and it’s sputtering. Americans have two options: improve our schools or accept a lower standard of living

How College Prep is Killing High School

Submitted by ml on Sun, 11/27/2011 - 9:22pm

A narrowing focus means more dropouts, says an expert

By Russell W. Rumberger |     Boston Globe NOVEMBER 20, 2011

IQ Isn't Set In Stone

Submitted by ml on Sun, 10/23/2011 - 11:12am

IQ Isn't Set in Stone, Suggests Study That Finds Big Jumps, Dips in Teens- Oct 19, 2011 Allison Aubrey - NPR

The Other Big Deficit: Many Teens Fall Short On Sleep

Submitted by ml on Sun, 05/29/2011 - 8:29am

by Michelle Trudeau National Public Radio - 5/16/11

"Every parent of a teenager knows that if you try to get them up in the morning on the weekends, they're tired, grouchy, irritable and not the charming individuals that they're capable of being, because they're so exhausted," says Emsellem, a neurologist who also runs the Center for Sleep and Wake Disorders in Chevy Chase, Md.

What the US Could Learn From Finnish Education

Submitted by ml on Mon, 05/16/2011 - 9:16am

January 28, 2011 - New Republic by Samuel E. Abrams- In comparison to the United States and many other industrialized nations, the Finns have implemented a radically different model of educational reform — based on a balanced curriculum and professionalization, not testing.READ MORE

Finland's Education Minister Interview

Submitted by ml on Mon, 05/16/2011 - 9:11am

March 16, 2011 - Hechinger Report -By Justin Snider  It’s well-known that Finland’s teachers are an elite bunch, with only top students offered the chance to become teachers. It’s also no secret that they are well-trained... How does teacher training in Finland differ from teacher training in other countries?

Emotional Intellegence

Submitted by ml on Mon, 04/11/2011 - 10:19pm

Emotional Intelligence

By Mira Reverente - YHC magazine-April 2011

PARENTS WHO CANNOT RELATE TO THEIR TEENAGE SON’S MOOD SWINGS — A BOSS WHO CANNOT SEEM TO UNDERSTAND WHY HIS SUBORDINATE IS OVERWHELMED WITH MOUNTING DEADLINES — A HUSBAND WHO IS UNABLE TO UNDERSTAND HIS WIFE’S CHANGING NEEDS. DO THESE SITUATIONS SOUND FAMILIAR?

Effort to Restore Children’s Play Gains Momentum

Submitted by ml on Fri, 04/01/2011 - 6:15am

NY Times-Jan.5, 2011 by Hilary Stout

...educators and others who are part of the play movement say that most of the social and intellectual skills one needs to succeed in life and work are first developed through childhood play.  READ MORE>>>

Creative Play Makes for Kids in Control

Submitted by ml on Tue, 02/22/2011 - 7:53am

by Alix Spiegel - National Public Radio - Feb. 28, 2008

It's playtime at the Geraldyn O. Foster Early Childhood Center in Bridgeton, N.J., and in one corner of a busy classroom, 4-year-olds Zee Logan and Emmy Hernandez want to play bookstore.

In a normal preschool, playing bookstore would be a pretty casual affair. They would just pick up some books, set the shiny toy cash register on the table by the blackboard, and get down to business.

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