Links I Shared on Twitter this Week: March 22: Personal Responsibility, Education Research + Snowplow Parents
March 22, 2019
Here are highlights from the links that I shared on Twitter this week @JensBookPage. Topics this week include #GrowthMindset, #introversion, #JoyOfReading, #literacy, #MentalHealth, #PersonalizedLearning, #ReadAloud, #SocialMedia, college, libraries, parenting, research, and teachers.
Top Tweet of the Week
I like this post from @farnamstreet about taking responsibility for your choices + actions, not blaming things "happening" to you | Yes, It’s All Your Fault: Active vs. Passive Mindsets https://t.co/d0OpeW5jQu
Events, Programs + Research
Read Like a Child, Don’t Fall Into the Trap of Competitive #Reading | Sally O'Reilly @TheQuint via @tashrow ow.ly/cDgN30o3BfL | #JoyOfReading #WorldBookDay
The dark side of #education research: widespread bias | developer-funded research showed benefits 70% greater than what independent study found ow.ly/9sdx30o6Vpp @jillbarshay @hechingerreport
The #AchievementGap Fails to Close: Half century of #testing shows mostly unchanged divide between haves and have-nots, + that gains at 8th grade level don't flow through to end of #HighSchool @EducationNext https://t.co/YzIWRKfk26
Wishing @MsYingling well as she heads out to #Kidlitcon Providence, happening THIS weekend. I'm sure her panel on #ReachingReaders will be useful. As for me, I'll be there in spirit but not in body ow.ly/cY7C30o7tH0
Building Teens Into Strong Readers — By Letting Them Teach | @clare_lom @MindShiftKQED via @drdouggreen ow.ly/kBrL30o7tXQ | #Mentoring #literacy @ReachInc
Growing Bookworms
The Time for #LiteracyTips – Early March Edition is out from @TheReadingTub, covering #ReadingLevels + ideas for linking gardening + #literacy ow.ly/SS0A30o3AUc
15 Tips for Starting a Lifelong Conversation w/ Kids About Books | @lalalalambert @ReadBrightly ow.ly/UDaQ30o7ZyX #GrowingBookworms
Higher Ed
Remember, It’s Their #College Years, Not Yours - @WSJ ow.ly/1yI630o5Zuz | Sue Shellenbarger talks to various experts on overly involved parents who project their own needs +/or pressure their kids re: #highed
Is #EliteCollege Worth It? Wealthy parents who spend to get their kids into top schools aren’t giving them as big an advantage as commonly thought, research shows @greg_ip @WSJ ow.ly/QucG30o8Qcg #HigherEd
Parenting + Play
How #SnowplowParents (who move every challenge out of kids' paths) Are Robbing Their Children of Adulthood @clairecm + @Jonesieman @nytimes ow.ly/MSew30o5rih @RaiseAnAdult
#Recess Is Now Required by Law in Several U.S. States | Sad that they have to legislate this, but good to see kids getting more #OutdoorPlay | #FreePlay #Schools https://t.co/e5MCHg2Yau
Getting Little Boys to Sit Down and Learn. "Nourish first their deep instinctual need to move, wear them out physically. Then they will be able to sit for a time" @MarlaSzwast ow.ly/IHim30o7Zc4 #Homeschooling
Publishing
In #YA, Where Is the Line Between Criticism and Cancel Culture? Lots of food for thought in this @NewYorker piece by @xwaldie ow.ly/ldcl30o8Qoc | My friend @MsYingling is quoted, too!
Schools and Libraries
Schools love the idea of a #GrowthMindset, but has its application in #schools been shown to have an impact? Does self-concept drive achievement, or vice versa? @aeonmag via @drdouggreen https://t.co/leVxBbRfAT
Oral Reading (kids #ReadingAloud in class): Making it Useful or Making it a Waste of Time? #Teachers should work to keep it enjoyable + fun ow.ly/aOaN30o6aj9 #literacy @TrevorHCairney
#Education research: Schools should invest in arts and PE to boost adolescent students' attainment and engagement | @tes via @drdouggreen https://t.co/jHyUhkEcri
Explicit #Phonics Instruction: It's Not Just for Students With #Dyslexia - @kyleredford @EdWeekTeacher ow.ly/oELU30o8okG | #ReadingInstruction #literacy
Five #PersonalizedLearning Myths and What You Can Do to Overcome Them – @paul_emerich ow.ly/TGfL30o6ahh #schools #teaching
13 ways educators can transform #literacy | @jarredamato @EdDiveK12 ow.ly/PzKP30o7tcd | Give students time to read, think, write + dream
Expecting Too Much — and Too Little? — of #Literacy #Teachers | musings from @ShawnaCoppola @Medium ow.ly/b5p330o5rWu #reading #phonics #writing
9 Unexpected Perks That Come with Having a Library Card | @mymodernmet via @tashrow ow.ly/UAcB30o3B4i | #Libraries #Museums
Self Awareness, Screen Time + Mental Health
This fits w/ my experience: Why #Entrepreneurship Might Be the Best Career Path for Introverts ow.ly/y8dG30o3R0g | #SelfAwareness #introversion @IntrovertDear
Rise In Depression Among #Teens + Young Adults Could Be Linked To #SocialMedia Use, finds new study headed by @jean_twenge ow.ly/Jt5D30o3QOj | @pneighmond @NPR #MentalHealth
Brazilian Researchers Say #SmartphoneAddiction Is Real, And That It’s Associated With Impaired Decision-making – @EmmaELYoung @ResearchDigest ow.ly/ousp30o8nWk #ScreenTime #MentalHealth
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