Educational Links 5/3/17

This Teacher's Mission Is Readying Minority Students For Calculus Class

http://www.wbur.org/edify/2017/04/14/calculus-project-mims

Body Shaming in the Digital Age

http://www.bamradionetwork.com/teaching-teens-tweens/body-shaming-in-the-digital-age

How Schools Can Help Students Develop A Greater Sense Of Purpose

https://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2017/05/02/how-schools-can-help-students-develop-a-greater-sense-of-purpose/

11 Free Reading Websites for Kids

http://www.reallygoodstuff.com/community/11-free-reading-websites-for-kids/3/

Children with reading and spelling difficulties lag behind their peers despite special education

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/04/170425092425.htm

Students’ Brains Sync Up When They’re in an Engaging Class, Neuroscience Shows

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/how-sitting-through-same-class-gets-your-brains-same-wavelength-180963075/
DOES WEARING A SCHOOL UNIFORM IMPROVE STUDENT BEHAVIOR?

http://www.theedadvocate.org/does-wearing-a-school-uniform-improve-student-behavior/?utm_source=ReviveOldPost&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=ReviveOldPost

Research on the effects of school uniforms is still nascent. And the findings on the impact of school uniforms on student behavior, discipline, connection to the school, attendance and academic gains is at best mixed.