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How the Internet Has Changed Bullying
The New Yorker: In some ways, bullying research has affirmed what we already know. Bullying is the result of an unequal power dynamic—the strong attacking the weak. It can happen in different ways: through physical
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Stop Googling. Let’s Talk.
The New York Times: COLLEGE students tell me they know how to look someone in the eye and type on their phones at the same time, their split attention undetected. They say it’s a skill
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Waiting on an email? Why it takes some people SO long to respond
TODAY: It seems as if you sent that email to your boss forever ago (or precisely 53 minutes ago). Why won’t she respond? Maybe she won’t grant your vacation time. Maybe you shouldn’t have made
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No, Your Children Aren’t Becoming Digital Zombies
The Wall Street Journal: The other day, a newspaper writer joined the chorus of angry voices about the bad effects of new technology. “There can be no rational doubt that [it] has caused vast injury.”
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Anxious About Math? Count an Elephant’s Toenails
Science Friday: A new study in the journal Science finds that an iPad app that prompts parents and kids to solve nightly number problems together greatly improves student achievement in math. The app, Bedtime Math (featured
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How Educators Can Engage Millennial Minds
The Huffington Post: Millennials, the generation who are always one step ahead when it comes to knowing what they want and how to get it. They are the generation who value experiences above anything else