One reason urban murder & drug rates stay high
School & community problems often come down to life in American families and how different school experiences are.
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#MeToo doesn’t have to be a political movement
A hashtag can be a powerful thing, a student from Bloomington, Ind., explains, esp. when it comes to sparking a social revolution.
College students slightly less narcissistic today
A new Univ. of IL study suggests college students of the 2010s are actually less, not more, narcissistic than those of the 1990s.
Warmth builds self-esteem more than praise
A series of literature reviews now published in Child Development examines how children make judgments about their place in the world.
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.
Folic acid during conception reduces risk of autism
If you live near farms, avoiding pesticides may not be possible, but that increases the risk your children will develop autism. Try folic acid.
Park City supt. reflects on student overdose deaths
When 2 middle schoolers in your district die of a drug overdose within 2 days of each other, you need to strategize and build relationships.
Books for infants can lead to 5th-grade success
If parents provide learning materials, like books, to infants and toddlers, there’s a good chance it will help them academically in 5th grade.
Kids do better if teachers like the parents
If parents are more involved, as in coming to more parent-teacher conferences, etc., the kids tend to perform better in school, new research suggests.
Parents don’t promote healthy eating habits
Although parents know about healthy diets, many of them don’t promote healthy eating in their kids, according to a new survey from U.Mich.