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Shielding Students From Stereotypes Helps Way More Than We Thought
The Huffington Post: We all know that negative stereotypes exist and that as a result, people may be discriminated against or denied access to resources without justification. But there’s another disturbing effect that often goes
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6th International Self-Determination Theory Conference
The 6th International Self-Determination Theory (SDT) Conference will take place from June 2–5, 2016, in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, with poster submissions being accepted until February 1. Thefirst day (June 2) will start with a
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Long Before Learning ABCs, Tots Recognize Words Are Symbols
ABC: Celebrate your child’s scribbles. A novel experiment shows that even before learning their ABCs, youngsters start to recognize that a written word symbolizes language in a way a drawing doesn’t — a developmental step
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The Stanford professor who pioneered praising kids for effort says we’ve totally missed the point
Quartz: It is well known that telling a kid she is smart is wading into seriously dangerous territory. Reams of research show that kids who are praised for being smart fixate on performance, shying away
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Parents: Your math anxiety is only making homework harder for your kids
Quartz: While doing a math problem with my six-year-old recently during a classroom session for parents, I barked at her, “Just put the number in any circle.” She looked at me as if I was
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Academic Success: Are Teenagers Paying Too High a Price?
NPR: Silicon Valley’s Palo Alto school district is in crisis. The suicide rate for teenagers there is four to five times the national average. This tragic statistic has made the city a symbol of the
