Best Articles for Educators Week of 4/14/13

1. What It Also Means to Raise an Autistic Child 

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/brenda-rothman/what-it-also-means-to-raise-an-autistic-child_b_3033574.html 

2. A.D.H.D. Seen in 11% of U.S. Children as Diagnoses Rise

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/01/health/more-diagnoses-of-hyperactivity-causing-concern.html?_r=2& 

3. How to Teach Math as a Social Activity

http://www.edutopia.org/math-social-activity-cooperative-learning-video 

4. California 10th Graders Improve Their Writing Skills—Through an Interactive Fiction Game

http://www.thedigitalshift.com/2013/04/k-12/kids-game-class-teacher-approves-jason-sellerss-students-build-interaction-fiction-games-and-improve-their-writing-skills/ 

5. To Truly Improve Learning, Schools Should Stop Trying So Hard

http://www.teachthought.com/learning/to-truly-improve-learning-schools-should-stop-trying-so-hard/ 

6. Forget test prep - students need to learn tenacity, self-control

http://articles.philly.com/2013-04-11/news/38437392_1_standardized-tests-marjorie-neff-paul-tough 

7. A Warning to Young People: Don't Become a Teacher 

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/randy-turner/a-warning-to-young-people_b_3033304.html?utm_hp_ref=tw