Educational Links 12/12/19

The Dangerous Narrative That Lurks Under the 'Achievement Gap'

https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2019/12/06/the-dangerous-narrative-that-lurks-under-the.html?cmp=soc-edit-fb&fbclid=IwAR0FQ3vrWHbbIgrPsi_UgFvxI5AQZai6iZWoHTeTWHh8lZH-LzEXeHx1-XQ

The Difference Between Special Education Advocates and Attorneys

https://www.understood.org/en/school-learning/your-childs-rights/dispute-resolution/the-difference-between-special-education-advocates-and-attorneys?fbclid=IwAR0ZcFD5QcqeCIFl4HEr2cpoGJtvOGKYoN3-okmeyfoBDsmWawtFhmJUOhM

WASH. POST PUBLISHED MY EDUCATION PREDICTIONS FOR 2020

http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2019/12/11/wash-post-published-my-education-predictions-for-2020/?fbclid=IwAR2mW4PCLdZY4EXMk0ehhfj0rddu7enteNhfkOu7QkEvYS0yK9CNe44FlCU

How to Help Students Deal with Holiday Stress

https://www.teachhub.com/how-help-students-deal-holiday-stress

Nation Experiencing Severe Shortage Of Autism Therapists

https://www.disabilityscoop.com/2019/12/11/nation-experiencing-severe-shortage-of-autism-therapists/27559/?fbclid=IwAR1uIddcUz4AS2L1icjecoLSJTnuYHcoaukUl2Lx228l-tK6MAZgJsjMco8

4 Tips for Principals From a Parent Who Knows the Job

https://www.edutopia.org/article/4-tips-principals-parent-who-knows-job?fbclid=IwAR0szdqztU0sF_QmCcRoDakrBSNTCJT5rjHa23bdUdJoBzstiX2qffqn6pw

Scientific research on how to teach critical thinking contradicts education trends

https://hechingerreport.org/scientific-research-on-how-to-teach-critical-thinking-contradicts-education-trends/?fbclid=IwAR3aIIZSQaK9VIDD-G12WpLTYPTU75guFmwa_KkDRsznb4clYLLtjmMZShM

An education researcher writes that scientists are united in their belief that content knowledge is crucial to effective critical thinking.