Study: Recess improves classroom behavior
Normally I dismiss most studies I come across, because there are so many variables to consider. This one may be no different, but it is so compelling that I wanted to share.Essentially the study says that kids who have recess, … (Read more )
Category: Education, New Research
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They still teach cursive in school?
This article in USA Today outlines an ongoing debate about whether or not cursive, and handwriting in general, should continue to be a part of the elementary school curriculum.I’m sure most of us remember sitting in 2nd or 3rd grade … (Read more )
Category: Education
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HS Basketball Game score: 100-0, with surprising reactions
A girls high school basketball game that finished with a score of 100-0 made headlines yesterday not just for its unusual score, but also for the way participants felt after–the coach from the losing side said he was proud of … (Read more )
Category: Education, Parenting
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KIPP Charter Schools push 5th graders toward college
This week’s issue of Newsweek has a very interesting article about the most-studied charter school network in the country–KIPP charter schools, which have found surprising success taking low-income middle school students and placing them on a rigorous curriculum focused on … (Read more )
Category: Education
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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. – Quotations
“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.“”I am not interested in power for power’s sake, but I’m interested in power that is moral, that is right and … (Read more )
Category: Activity Ideas, Speakanews
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Kellogg’s warning: Don’t eat Austin or Keebler Peanut Butter Crackers
Yesterday the Kellogg Co. recommended its customers not to eat its peanut butter crackers, which may be tainted with salmonella. The affected products are Austin- and Keebler- branded:– Toasted peanut butter sandwich crackers.– Peanut butter and jelly sandwich crackers.– Cheese … (Read more )
Category: Product Recalls
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THIS KID’S A TEXT MANIAC – New York Post
THIS KID’S A TEXT MANIAC – New York Post.13-year old Reina Hardesty of California sent 14,528 text messages last month. Mathematically that comes out to 484 texts per day, or one every two minutes per waking hour. It sounds outrageous, … (Read more )
Category: Cool Kids, Parenting
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Personal Tech Devices Put Schools at Crossroads
I’m old enough to remember when the idea of a cell phone (a phone that you carry?!) was unreasonably extravagant. Now I can’t imagine life without one. Towards my last few years of high school, they emerged as a novelty–a … (Read more )
Category: Education
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Five Tips to Help Families Eat Right on a Budget in 2009
A lot of families equate eating healthy with spending more money–here’s a great article from Nationwide Children’s Hospital that provides some money-saving tips from a medical perspective:http://www.nationwidechildrens.org/gd/applications/controller.cfm?page=204&id=588&type=new
Category: Parenting
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