School and Health Tweets of the Day 4/15/14

1. 5 Studies On Why Education And Health Are Critical To Improvement

http://www.edudemic.com/education-and-health-studies/ 

2. Why are black students being paddled more in the public schools?

http://hechingerreport.org/content/controversy-corporal-punishment-public-schools-painful-racial-subtext_15563/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+HechingerReport+%28Hechinger+Report%29 

3. How Can Principals Encourage and Support Teachers?

http://edtechreview.in/trends-insights/insights/1115-how-can-principals-encourage-and-support-teachers 

4.  The Teacher’s Guide To Badges In Education

http://www.edudemic.com/guides/ 

5. Torturing Children at School

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/12/opinion/torturing-children-at-school.html?action=click&contentCollection=Opinion&region=Footer&module=MoreInSection&pgtype=article&_r=0 

6. Risky Play: Why Children Love It and Need It

http://www.psychologytoday.com/em/147531 

7.  The Power of Performance Assessments

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/the-power-of-performance-assessments-bob-lenz