Monday, July 9, 2012

Buckle Your Seatbelts, Serious Tweets for Monday Tweets of the Day 7/9/12

Here is a collection of very serious tweets. 

This happened in a nearby district, and it is still not clarified.

1. What Really Happens When Parents Pull the "Parent Trigger?"

http://www.prwatch.org/news/2012/07/11612/should-parents-pull-parent-trigger 

Thank you again, KQED. Great article.

2. Three Things to Unlearn About Learning

  “Kids will not put up with delivery too much longer. They’ll expect something much different,” Richardson said. Rather, educators must hand over control of learning to kids, and understand that there are lots of ways to learn what they need to and want to learn."

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2012/07/three-things-to-unlearn-about-learning/ 

Always connecting music and art to other disciplines does undermine the intrinsic value of the arts.

3. Why Arts Education Is Crucial, and Who's Doing It Best

http://www.edutopia.org/arts-music-curriculum-child-development 

This is hardly serious.

4. Does kindergarten lead to crime? Fact-checking N.H. legislator's 'research'

http://news.yahoo.com/does-kindergarten-lead-to-crime--fact-checking-n-h--legislator-s--research-.html 

 Please don't let this next article worry you. Just be on the look out for how to help your child if you think something may be developing somewhat differently.
 
5. Family History of Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder May Up Kids' Risk for Autism
 
 And something positive!
 

 

Teacher Quotes & Happy Thoughts from a friend on Pinterest

http://pinterest.com/pin/264727284316999793/ 

 

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