Another Reminder: We Comprehend More When We Read On Paper
On Intellectual Humility, Really Listening, And Fighting Polarization (Cf. Discussion)
“The contemporary cultural machinery is geared to chase folks out of the middle ground or push experts in one area out of their lane, leading them to confidently pronounce on matters they have no business banging on about. Call it cognitive narcissism. Curious, collaborative inquiry has been abandoned for the brute force of unilateral persuasion. […]
The More We Standardize Tests, The More We Reduce Students’ Interests
Four Styles Of Guiding Students On Social Media Use
“It should come as no surprise that parents vary widely in the way they manage their children’s social media use. According to the authors, there are four general approaches parents take when monitoring their teenagers’ social media use.”
“How The Most Effective Leaders Give Feedback”
“Feedback structure is often thought of as the cliched “feedback sandwich.” Not only is this not a particularly useful model, but consistently delivering positive and negative feedback at the same time may cause the key message to be missed. And it does not necessarily improve the likelihood of driving behavior change, which is the goal […]
How Prestigious Admissions Offices Can Promote Equity
Strong Correlation Between Music And Academic Achievement
On The Importance Of Passion For Driving Creativity
Reading Fiction Improves Social Ability/Empathy (A Little)
Rote Drilling Can Actually Be Helpful
Routine practice and drilling—especially when coupled with corrective feedback and ambitious but attainable goal-setting—should help students learn better. Such distributed practice is “necessary if not sufficient for acquiring expertise.” Procedural fluency and conceptual understanding influence each other bidirectionally over time.”