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Video Games and Empathy
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

Do violent video games reduce empathy? If people spend lots...

This is Your Chess on Ritalin
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

In movies and on television, chess skill symbolizes "pure intelligence."...

True or False: Fidget Spinners Benefit Students with ADHD?
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

The Learning Scientists are on the case...

Montessori: The New Science behind the Century-Old Methodology (part II)
Austin Matte
Austin Matte

“Freedom in intellectual work is found to be the basis...

Out with the Old…
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

Articles about learning styles theory--including my own--typically focus on debunking...

Memorable Beauty?
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

Over at Psychology Today, Nate Kornell speculates about the potential...

The Reading Mind: A Cognitive Approach to Understanding How the Mind Reads by Daniel Willingham
Rebecca Gotlieb
Rebecca Gotlieb

Reading is a complex cognitive task. How is it that...

Lightening the Cognitive Load
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

How should we manage working memory limitations in the classroom?...

(Mis)Understanding Educational Stats
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

Over at The Anova, Freddie deBoer has a knack for...

Montessori: The New Science behind a Century-Old Methodology (part I)
Austin Matte
Austin Matte

Maria Montessori described observing children in a traditional classroom as...

Oxytocin in Crisis
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

Oxytocin is often described as the "love hormone." Apparently lots...

Head Start: Getting To Yes
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

Loyal blog readers know that Austin Matte is our local...

Use Your Words: The Impact of Parent and Teacher Speech on Early Language Growth
Lindsay Clements
Lindsay Clements

It’s finals time! As the promise of spring and summer...

Home News
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

Exciting news: my book was published at the beginning of...

The Potential Benefits of High School Music Classes
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

Should 9th graders start music classes--even if they've never played an...

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