Educational Links 9/1/16

Mental Health In Schools: A Hidden Crisis Affecting Millions Of Students

http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2016/08/31/464727159/mental-health-in-schools-a-hidden-crisis-affecting-millions-of-students 

A Practical Guide to Evidence-Based Writing Across Subject Areas

http://www.edweek.org/tm/articles/2016/08/30/a-practical-guide-to-evidence-based-writing-across.html?cmp=SOC-EDIT-FB 

Always Separate The Student From The Performance

http://www.teachthought.com/learning/habits-students-retreat/ 

6 Tech Tools That Boost Teacher-Parent Communication

https://www.commonsense.org/education/blog/6-tech-tools-that-boost-teacher-parent-communication?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social 

Cracking the Code: 9 Hands-On Strategies for Improving Decoding Skills 

http://www.weareteachers.com/blogs/post/2016/07/15/cracking-the-code-9-hands-on-strategies-for-improving-decoding-skills 

Enter an Archive of 6,000 Historical Children’s Books, All Digitized and Free to Read Online

http://www.openculture.com/2016/08/enter-an-archive-of-6000-historical-childrens-books-all-digitized-and-free-to-read-online.html 

When Homework Is Useless

http://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2016/08/homework-who-needs-it/497966/ 

We asked prominent voices in education—from policy makers and teachers to activists and parents—to look beyond laws, politics, and funding and imagine a utopian system of learning. They went back to the drawing board—and the chalkboard—to build an educational Garden of Eden. We’re publishing their answers to one question each day this week. Responses have been lightly edited for clarity and length.

Today’s assignment: The Homework. Will students have homework?