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Saturday, May 24, 2014

College Return on Investment

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The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (FRBSF) recently published their evaluation of the lifetime payoff of a college degree , concludi...
Wednesday, April 30, 2014

Websites for Kids

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Parents have been asking me to recommend some websites. Out of the universe of possibilities, I have selected several worthy contenders: ...
Friday, March 21, 2014

Infographics: Sometimes Too Good to be True

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There are some really intriguing infographics on the visual.ly website. However, teachers need to be careful about considering them as te...
Friday, January 10, 2014

Flipping Classrooms: Back to the Future

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Billed as the latest great thing in education, flipping is supposed to revolutionize classrooms by relegating routine information to video-w...
Friday, December 27, 2013

The Power of Self-Control for Children

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Last month I wrote that the most powerful predictor of academic achievement is actually classroom behavior, and that one of the most effecti...
Sunday, November 24, 2013

The Surprising Secret to Academic Achievement

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Over the years parents have often asked me how they can support their child's academic performance at home. Until very recently, I gave...
Wednesday, September 25, 2013

The Issue is NOT Algebra 2—The Issue is First-Grade Math

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A novelist writing for Harpers believes students should not be required to study Algebra 2. The fact that students "are forced, repea...