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Exciting news: my book was published at the beginning of April. (I’m resisting the temptation…
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The Potential Benefits of High School Music Classes
Should 9th graders start music classes–even if they’ve never played an instrument before? Are there academic…
The Brain: The Story of You by David Eagleman
As an easy-to-read and engaging textbook or as a scientifically accurate and detailed popular psychology…
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School, Self-Regulation, and the Brain
The Study A just-published study asks about the effect of schooling on the brain. (A…
Understanding Racial Imbalances in Special Education
As another April has come and gone, so has another World Autism Month. The Light…
What He Said
In recent weeks, this blog has written about the dangerous assumption that students can just…
Good News ! (?) College Profs Don’t Use the Untrue...
This story offers both good and bad news: I’ll let you sort out whether there’s…
Classroom Data to Enhance STEM Teaching
Regular readers of this blog remember Scott MacClintic’s post about “data informed instruction”; quoting W….
A Future Without Grades?
You think grades interfere with learning? You’d like to do away with them? And yet,…
Once Upon a Digital Time…
A recent study suggests that 3- and 4-year old children understand as much, and learn…