Educational Links 1/9/16

What Is Lost When Kindergarten Gets More Academic?

http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2016/01/08/whats-lost-when-kindergarten-gets-more-academic/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kqed%2FnHAK+%28MindShift%29

Neuromyths and Edu-Ca$h-In: Vetting the "Expert" Claims

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/neuromyths-educashin-vetting-expert-claims-judy-willis?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+EdutopiaNewContent+%28Edutopia%29 

The Discrepancy Model: What You Need to Know 

https://www.understood.org/en/school-learning/evaluations/evaluation-basics/the-discrepancy-model-what-you-need-to-know?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=understoodorg 

New student database slammed by privacy experts

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/answer-sheet/wp/2016/01/07/new-student-database-slammed-by-privacy-experts/ 

Tennis legend Andre Agassi is trying to teach kids to read in a new, very fascinating way.

http://www.upworthy.com/tennis-legend-andre-agassi-is-trying-to-teach-kids-to-read-in-a-new-very-fascinating-way?c=ufb1 

Doctors Have a Role in the Special Education Process, Says American Academy of Pediatrics 

https://www.understood.org/en/community-events/blogs/in-the-news/2015/12/23/doctors-have-a-role-in-the-special-education-process-says-american-academy-of-pediatrics?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=understoodorg