Articles
Behavior:
What Science Really Says About Spanking - Scientific American
The Case Against Spanking - American Pediatric Society
Development:
The Power of Play: A Pediatric Role in Enhancing Development in Young Children - American Academy of Pediatrics
The Benefits of Cultivating Curiosity in Kids - Daisy Yuhas
Stanford Researchers Show We’re Sending Many Children to School Way Too Early - Jenny Anderson
Executive Function and Self Regulation - Harvard University
Curriculum:
5 Proven Benefits of Play - NPRed
How to Study - Teacher Tom Blog
I Don't Make Lesson Plans - Teacher Tom Blog
The Roots of Stem Success - Center for Childhood Creativity
As if Mathematics was Coded Into Our Genes - Teacher Tom Blog
The Power of Play in Kindergarten - Cindy Long, NEA Today
Philosophy:
The Carpenter Vs. The Gardener: Two Models Of Modern Parenting - NPR
Your Image of the Child. Where Teaching Begins - Loris Malaguzzi
Technology:
The Sneaky Science Behind your Child’s Tech Obsession - Washington Post
The Digital Gap Between Rich and Poor Kids Is Not What We Expected - New York Times
Screen-based Media Associated with Structural Differences in Brains of Young Children - Science Daily
Advocacy:
Why Every Child Needs a Champion - Ted Talk
DEY Takes on On-Line Preschool - Defending the Early Years
Stop Saying Cute; An Early Childhood Education Rant - Diane Kashin
Effort to Restore Children's Play Gain's Momentum - New York Times
Trusting our Children and Ourselves - Anne Cirillo
Making Elementary School a lot more Fun, Like Preschool - NPR
From School Readiness to Family Support - Elliot Haspel
Learning:
Scientists Say Child's Play Helps Build a Better Brain - Jon Hamilton - NPR
Two Studies Point to the Power of Teacher-Student Relationships to Boost Learning - The Hechinger Report
We are Born Creative Geniuses and the Education System Dumbs us Down, According to NASA Scientists - IdeaPod
Let Children Play to Develop Work Skills - BBC - Kate Hope
To Play is to Learn. Time to Step Back and Let Kids be Kids - World Economic Forum
Can Creativity be Taught? Here's What the Research Says - Creativity at Work
How to Teach Kids Art: According to Mark Rothko - Sarah Gottesman
Boys Still have a Harder Time Learning to Read - Time
Why Forcing Kids to do things 'Sooner' and 'Faster' Doesn't Get Them Further in School - Valerie Strauss, Washington Post
Study Finds that Boys that are Less Physically Active have Less Reading Ability - Diana Mtetwa, moms.com
5 Ways Play Is A Critical Factor For The Future Of Entrepreneurship - Robyn D. Shulman - Forbes
The Politics of Education:
No Profit Left Behind: In the high-stakes world of American education, Pearson makes money even when its results don’t measure up - Stephanie Simon (Politico)
Common Core: ‘the gift that Pearson counts on to keep giving- Valerie Straus - Washington Post
Why are our Most Important Teachers Paid the Least - New York Times
From School Readiness to Family Support - Elliot Haspel