by Jessica Smock, Ed.D.
I thought I was done thinking about Sandy Hook for a while. I know that sounds callous about an issue -- gun violence in our schools -- that is so serious, so important, and so unresolved. But …
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The childhoods of the urban students who are the participants in my dissertation study, whose voices I listened to for many months, were mostly filled with adversity, trauma, and instability. Among …
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"The purpose of school should be to prepare kids for the rest of their lives, but too often what kids need to be prepared for is surviving the school day itself" (p. 253) in Susan Cain's Quiet: The …
Have standardized tests themselves created a generation of anxious, stressed-out kids, or is it just some kids' response to stress that is the main problem? And maybe the answer isn't less …
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How many times have you seen a toy for your kid or come across an ad for a learning program that claims to be "research-based" or "brain-based"? New parents hear that Baby Einstein products may …
I have an editorial post today on Getting Smart, the blog about innovations in learning and teaching. I summarize the responses that I heard from parents on my post "10 Thoughts about Homeschooling …
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