Plethora of Tweets of the Day 7/18/12

Dreaming is good, less stressful.

1.Don’t Work – Dream! Finding Balance in Summer and Fall
https://www.teachingchannel.org/blog/2012/07/18/dont-work-dream/ 

I appreciate this issue--but what about the issue of neighborhood safety, clean playgrounds, and no air pollution? Please can we address this for our kids?
 
2. Children Who Watch More TV Have Larger Waistlines, Worse Muscular Fitness: Study 
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/news/explosive-leg-strength 

And sedentary lifestyle is a killer for adults, too, as bad as smoking an article said this morning. BTW, I need to get up and move for awhile. See you back in a few minutes. 
Here's the LA Times:
Lack of exercise kills roughly as many as smoking, study says
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/.a/6a00d8341c630a53ef016768939fa0970b-pi
 
I should have this juxtaposed with the first link. 


3.  July: The Ultimate Planning Period
http://www.edutopia.org/blog/educators-summer-months-terry-heick 

This writer isn't famous for delicacy. I don't entirely agree, during the summer kids are growing, maturing, thinking, drawing, singing, surfing, digging holes, dreaming, planning and developing relationships that can't be analyzed on a State test.


4.  How Summer Is Making U.S. Kids Dumber and Fatter
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-07-17/how-summer-is-making-u-s-kids-dumber-and-fatter.html

Lots of educators worried about those times tables.

5. Program Staving Off Summer Slide For San Diego Students
http://www.kpbs.org/news/2012/jul/17/program-staving-summer-slide-san-diego-students/#.UAX-jb8RL1A.facebook 

This sounds like an excellent investment. Good job, Harvard.
6. Schools ring BELL for summer achievement 
More than 1,300 west Charlotte students participating in program started at Harvard
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2012/07/17/3386403/schools-ring-bell-for-summer-achievement.html 

I would say that twenty year teaching careers also do this.
7.  My Year Volunteering As A Teacher Helped Educate A New Generation Of Underprivileged Kids
http://www.theonion.com/articles/my-year-volunteering-as-a-teacher-helped-educate-a,28803/ 

Finally, an answer to something that's really been troubling me.
8.  Teacher Voice: How Not to Be a Bobble-Head Doll
http://www.edweek.org/tm/articles/2012/07/17/tln_vilson_teachervoice.html?cmp=SOC-SHR-FB