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Yearly Archives: 2015
Starting Early: The Benefits of Teaching Counterintuitive Concepts in Childhood
Science seems to always challenge our intuitive understanding of the world. Even as an adult,…
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The Lollipop Problem: How Cultural Bias Makes it Harder to...
I went to a school in the foothills of the Himalayas in Pakistan. The school…
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Language Nutrition & the Developing Brain
We’re told that a picture is worth a thousand words, but this adage robs words…
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3 Things Neuroscience Teaches Us About the Changing “Teenage Brain”
Adolescence is the period between childhood and adulthood. And though it can stretch into our…
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The Dangers of Remembering What You Learned
When teachers say we want our students to learn, we might also say we want…
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Love/Hate: The Long, Complicated Relationship between Research & Education
Anyone who has ever stood in front of a classroom silently praying that their curriculum…
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Building Resilience in Children and Teens: Giving Kids Roots and...
Resilience—the ability to recover from a set-back—is one of the most important traits and mindsets…
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Age of Opportunity: Lessons from the New Science of Adolescence...
Laurence Steinberg, professor of psychology at Temple University, provides a compelling call to action grounded…
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Neurobiology and the Development of Human Morality: Evolution, Culture, and...
In her 2014 book, Neurobiology and the Development of Human Morality: Evolution, Culture, and Wisdom,…
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The Marshmallow Test by Walter Mischel, PhD
“I think, therefore I can change what I am.” Walter Mischel, a Columbia University psychology…
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