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Inventing the Perfect College Applicant For $120,000 a year, promises to turn any student into Ivy bait.
How College Consultants Invent Perfect Ivy League Applicants. Elite educational consultants like Command Education charge upwards of $120,000 a y... (2024)
How Parents Can Have Conversations That Motivate Teens - MindShift
As a child goes through changes in adolescence, parents must also change how they communicate with their kids. (2021)
Yes, Audiobooks Are Real Reading. Here Are the Best Ones for Kids. | EdSurge News
Tucked in, snuggled up, I still remember the hours I spent listening to my mother read aloud “The Hobbit.” I must have been about 8-years-old, and ... (2021)
How to Think for Yourself - Paul Graham essay
November 2020 There are some kinds of work that you can't do well without thinking differently from your peers. To be a successful scientist, fo... (2020)
OSU Study on Parenting
Young children will pass up rewards they know they can collect to explore other options, a new study suggests. Researchers found that when adult... (2020)
Remote Learning Is a Bad Joke
My kid can’t handle a virtual education, and neither can I. (2020)
Critical thinking is a 21st-century essential — here’s how to help kids learn it
If we want children to thrive in our complicated world, we need to teach them how to think, says educator Brian Oshiro. And we can do it with 4 sim... (2019)
Let Your Teens Stay Up All Night, And Other Pandemic Parenting Advice
Psychologist Marlene Major believes adolescents can benefit from defininig this moment for themselves. Younger kids, however, do better with struct... (2020)
Primer Blog | A bit about Primer
Today, we're announcing Primer. Our goal is simple: free the next generation of kids to be more ambitious, more creative, and think for themselves... (2020)
While parents Zoom, their kids are flocking to an app called Roblox to hang out and play 3D games
Less than two months after $150 million in a funding round led by Andreessen Horowitz, educational gaming platform Roblox is seeing surging usage f... (2020)
Are Weird People More Creative?
How not fitting in can lead to creative thinking For many people, that effect starts in childhood. When Arnold M. Ludwig, an adjunct psychiatry ... (2020)
Stop Answering Your Kid's Questions
Before you can tell them that you got a C- in geography or that you once thought the word XING on the road was pronounced “Zing,” your children wil... (2020)
The lasting effects of childhood bullying are surprisingly not all detrimental in adulthood
In American schools, bullying is like the dark cousin to prom, student elections, or football practice: Maybe you weren’t involved, but you knew t... (2016)
When You Give A Girl A Pair Of Cleats
When you give a girl a pair of cleats, you re giving her more than a pair of shoes. (2017)
Having Kids - Paul Graham essay
“... to some extent you can't trust me when I say having kids is great. To some extent I'm like a religious cultist telling you that you'll be happ... (2019)
America's parents want paid family leave and affordable child care. Why can't they get it? - USA Today (2019)
With so many women in Congress, the nation looked closer than ever to affordable child care and paid family leave. So far, nothing. We found out wh... (2019)
The Delicate Ethics of Using Facial Recognition in Schools | WIRED
A growing number of districts are deploying cameras and software to prevent attacks. But the systems are also used to monitor students—and adult cr... (2019)
Kevin Kelly's Letter to Children About the Glory of Books and the Superpower of Reading | Brain Pickings
"More and more of our society is centered on pictures and images, which is a beautiful thing. But some of the most important parts of life are not ... (2019)
Why Finnish babies sleep in cardboard boxes - BBC News
For 75 years, Finland's expectant mothers have been given a box of baby clothes and bedding by the state. Some say it helped Finland achieve one of... (2019)
The Best Book Yet on Parenting Screen-Addicted Kids | Outside Online
Tips on how to parent digitally ethical kids in the 21st century from the new book 'Raising Humans in a Digital World.' "For what it’s worth, I’... (2019)
I Grew Up Gifted, But My Life Didn’t Turn Out The Way I Expected | CBC Parents
When a child is labelled as “gifted,” there are separate challenges and obstacles parents and families need to prepare themselves for. (2019)
How to Teach Your Kid They Don't Have to Be Perfect at Everything - LifeHacker
One Saturday morning, my 6-year-old daughter was making a birthday card for a friend. She was sitting at a small table, and on the floor next to he... (2019)
The High Cost of Running a Daycare | Topic
Bryce Covert reports from a daycare in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, where she finds that the costs of childcare are prohibitive even for the childcare pr... (2019)
How to End Your Kid's Screen Time Without a Meltdown
The worst thing about letting my daughter watch a few shows is having to turn off those shows. It’s not so bad now that she’s 6, but at around 3, i... (2019)
Why Kids Stop Reading for Fun by Age 9 (and What to Do About It) - Life Hacker
A national reading survey by Scholastic reveals something they’re calling the “decline by nine.” According to the report, the percentage of kids de... (2019)
How Trigger Warnings Are Hurting Mental Health on Campus - The Atlantic
In the name of emotional well-being, college students are increasingly demanding protection from words and ideas they don’t like. Here’s why that’s... (2019)
Kids Are Stuck Getting Their News From SNL and Snapchat. Save Us, Linda Ellerbee! - 2017 - Slate
Screen Time is Slate’s pop-up blog about children’s TV, everywhere kids see it. (2017)
How an ROTR investment changed everything for Caribu: Take the chance and apply - Refresh Miami
All of that changed when we won the 1776 Global Pitch Competition and received the $100K investment from Rise Of The Rest (ROTR). It gave us valida... (2019)
Schools love the idea of a growth mindset, but does it work? – Carl Hendrick | Aeon Essays
A generation of schoolchildren is being exhorted to believe in their brain’s elasticity. Does it really help them learn? (2019)
Children today are suffering a severe deficit of play – Peter Gray | Aeon Essays
Children today are cossetted and pressured in equal measure. Without the freedom to play they will never grow up When I was a child in the 1950s... (2019)
Why modern America creates fragile children | Jonathan Haidt
Kids are more anxious and depressed than ever. Is identity politics to blame? (2023)
Genetic Selection is Happening Already. Here's How it Works.
Genetic Selection is Happening Already. Here's How it Works. (2023)
How to raise successful kids -- without over-parenting | TED - Julie Lythcott-Haims
By loading kids with high expectations and micromanaging their lives at every turn, parents aren't actually helping. At least, that's how Julie Lyt... (2021)
5 Parenting Styles and Their Effects on Life
There are four widely researched styles of parenting: authoritative, permissive, authoritarian, and neglectful. The styles range from controlling t... (2021)
TechCrunch Live: Roblox, SuperAwesome, and Fingerprint executives discuss the state of kids media
With large majorities of all children (70% in the U.S. and U.K.) staying home from school during the COVID-19 crisis, use of digital media properti... (2020)
Social Media Dangers Exposed by Mom Posing as 11-Year-Old
A 37-year old mom goes undercover as an 11-year old girl to expose the dangers facing kids on social media platforms like Instagram, Snapchat, TikT... (2020)
Julie Lythcott-Haims: How to raise successful kids -- without over-parenting | TED Talk
By loading kids with high expectations and micromanaging their lives at every turn, parents aren't actually helping. At least, that's how Julie Lyt... (2019)
Jordan Peterson's Ultimate Advice for Students and College Grads - STOP WASTING TIME
Stop Wasting Time! This is Jordan Peterson's Ultimate Advice for Students, College Grads, and Everyone Alive! ►If you struggle and have a hard time... (2019)
Top 10 Camping Games - Dice Tower
Join in as Tom, Sam, and Zee share their picks for best games to take on a camping trip! Check out the friendliest conventions on Earth! Dice Tower... (2018)
Top 10 Games for Preschoolers - with Tom Vasel
Tom Vasel lists his Top 10 games for preschool aged children! Check out the friendliest conventions on Earth! Dice Tower Con! (2018)
What Most Schools Don't Teach - Learn to Code
Learn about a new "superpower" that isn't being taught in 90% of US schools. Starring Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, will.i.am, Chris Bosh, Jack Dors... (2018)
Ken Robinson on Passion | School of Life
The School of Life Published on Apr 11, 2013 LECTURE @THE SCHOOL OF LIFE: Sir Ken Robinson believes that everyone is born with extraordinary ca... (2018)
The difference between winning and succeeding | John Wooden
TED Published on Mar 26, 2009 With profound simplicity, Coach John Wooden redefines success and urges us all to pursue the best in ourselves. I... (2018)
How I use Minecraft to help kids with autism | Stuart Duncan | TEDxYorkU
Using video games to foster community and social interaction. Meet the father who created a Minecraft community for people with autism. Stuart Dun... (2018)
It's Surprising How Much Small Teams Can Get Done - Sam Chaudhary of ClassDojo
Y Combinator, Jan 24, 2018 Sam Chaudhary is the cofounder and CEO of ClassDojo. They've raised $30M and have 30 employees. Karen Lien - is an ... (2018)
the NEED for Acceptance Will Make You INVISIBLE - Jim Carrey
Life does NOT happen to you, it happens FOR you. Many things in life are outside of our control, but the way we respond to events can shape our rea... (2018)
Tossing Pennies on the Roof
Bill Gates and Washington State Teacher of the Year Camille Jones shars an engineering lesson (2017)
Chunking - A Learning Technique
YouTube Video, Sprouts, 2017 by Barbara Oakley: "According to learning expert Dr. Oakley it can hold only 4 chunks of information at once. So when... (2017)
Lecture 17 - How to Form a Chunk - Part 1
"Learning How to Learn", Coursera, Dr. Barbara Oakley, University of California, San Diego "how to make a chunk. If you're learning to play a di... (2017)
Nicotine’s Effects on the Brain & Body & How to Quit Smoking or Vaping | Episode 90 - Huberman Lab | Podcast on Spotify
Huberman Lab on Spotify. In this episode, I explain how nicotine impacts the brain and body, including its potent ability to enhance attention, foc... (2022)
ADHD & How Anyone Can Improve Their Focus | Episode 37 - Huberman Lab | Podcast on Spotify
Listen to this episode from Huberman Lab on Spotify. In this episode, I discuss ADHD (Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder): what it is, the co... (2022)
#109 Angela Duckworth: Grit and Human Behavior - The Knowledge Project
Listen to this episode from The Knowledge Project on Spotify. Angela Duckworth is the Rosa Lee and Egbert Chang Professor of Psychology at the Univ... (2021)
Avni Patel Thompson founded Poppy - YC YCombinator podcast on Spotify
Avni Patel Thompson founded Poppy, which helped parents book the best caregivers. They went through the YC Winter 2016 batch and recently shut down... (2019)
Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance by Angela Duckworth
Grit book. Read 5,351 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. In this must-read book for anyone striving to succeed, pioneering psy... (2020)
Strengths Finder 2.0 by Tom Rath
Strengths Finder 2.0 has 37,046 ratings and 1,795 reviews. Jean said: Starts with a cool idea: instead of spending time trying to get better at thi... (2018)
Kid & Coe - Kid Friendly Family Vacation Destinations
Discover kid friendly homes away from home. We have a growing list of family-friendly vacation destinations from across the globe. Check them out now! (2019)
Curious Kids – The Conversation – page 1
Browse Curious Kids news, research and analysis from The Conversation (2018)