The Daddy Complex

Hmm… Interesting stuff going on under the Tumblr #education tag. Check out the posts about Teacher Dare Day. (Not sure if these are old, new or an ongoing thing.)

Interesting education side note: When I was a newspaper editor, I once taught a class of high school journalists at a student journalism conference. My main piece of advice for them was: “Go to bars and drink with people. It’s where you get the best story ideas.”

Not kidding.

mammalingo:

I have an essay up on Babble today about Steve Jobs and creativity. It’s a bit hard to find but here’s the link: http://www.babble.com/mom/work-family/steve-jobs-inspiration.
Have a great weekend, everyone. 

Jesus Christ, this is a good article. And I’m not just saying that because I’m already a big fan of Melissa, the very talented author of Mammalingo. Click through and read her entertaining take on the surprisingly challenging task of letting kids explore.

mammalingo:

I have an essay up on Babble today about Steve Jobs and creativity. It’s a bit hard to find but here’s the link: http://www.babble.com/mom/work-family/steve-jobs-inspiration.

Have a great weekend, everyone. 

Jesus Christ, this is a good article. And I’m not just saying that because I’m already a big fan of Melissa, the very talented author of Mammalingo. Click through and read her entertaining take on the surprisingly challenging task of letting kids explore.

High-res latimes:

SpongeBob impairs little kids’ thinking: Watching a few minutes of a show about an “animated sponge that lives under the sea” impaired 4-year-olds’ executive function, University of Virginia researchers found. The executive function includes attention, working memory, problem solving and delay of gratification that are associated with success in school.
Image credit: Nickelodeon

This is why I only let my boys watch Jersey Shore.

latimes:

SpongeBob impairs little kids’ thinking: Watching a few minutes of a show about an “animated sponge that lives under the sea” impaired 4-year-olds’ executive function, University of Virginia researchers found. The executive function includes attention, working memory, problem solving and delay of gratification that are associated with success in school.

Image credit: Nickelodeon

This is why I only let my boys watch Jersey Shore.