Kids praised for being smart more likely to cheat
As opposed to praising kids for "doing a good job," praising them for "being smart" can backfire and increase their tendency to cheat.
Academics
Caribbean braces for Hurricane Maria, now a Cat. 5
Puerto Rico is in the direct path of Hurricane Maria, expected to be the strongest storm to hit the island in about 85 years.
Evolution, Darwin are not to be taught in Turkey
Turkish children will not learn about Darwin's evolution theories in high school biology classes starting next year, as the country redoes its curriculum.
Will the US pull out of Paris?
There's been a hint of bipartisanship in Washington lately, but will it affect international agreements? The wall? Immigration?
Students’ pic goes viral from Trump rally
A rally led by Pres Trump in Phoenix last month brought instant online fame to 3 students from a Gilbert, AZ, h.s. Also hateful comments.
Boys or girls, we get good at what we practice
We can deny it, but test after test (whether valid or not) shows boys score well in higher math and girls in elementary reading. What to do?
Feds set $100 mil for autism research
The feds have renewed a $100 million grant to nine researchers who are looking into how to help children who are on the autism spectrum.
U. Balto. president troubled by ‘disinvited’ speakers
US Ed. Sec'y Betsy DeVos was invited to speak at the U. of Balto., and students protested that invitation with a walkout and a rally yesterday.
It’s a brand new day for the ‘think system’ in music
A computer interface between the brain, through brain waves, and music composition software allows people to compose a work of music just by thinking about it.
News agencies explain how hurricanes form
Hurricane Irma is breaking records as it rakes Florida, leaves Caribbean destruction and starvation in its wake, and settles down as it heads north.