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Teenage Sleep Studies Back in the News
We’ve covered tweaking school schedules to help teens with wakefulness and focus. And, though the science continues growing around teen sleep cycles and needs, not many schools have responded with changes that would allow more sleep, later start times, etc. Parents and students are left to find sleep solutions on their own. NPR’s Michelle Trudeau, [...]
Read MoreA Perceived Athletic Performance Advantage?
I can hear the groans. “Why are we talking about Spanx?” Hear me out on this one; it’s about student athletes. What we’ll do for a perceived athletic performance advantage and fashion…almost anything. Remember Breathe Right Nasal Strips- the snoring remedy that became the de rigueur athletic accessory for a while back in the 1990′s.The [...]
Read MoreADHD Diet Link Established
For as long as kids have been restless, impulsive, and inattentive in school, parents have been searching for solutions. I remember, as a kid, friends whose moms minimized the junk, caffeinated soda, and preserved foods. As an educator, I’ve seen diet changes work wonders in students whose behavior was virtually unmanageable before their gluten allergies [...]
Read MoreDeveloping a Love of Math in Younger Students
When I posted the link to Keith Devlin’s NPR piece from Weekend Edition Saturday- “The Way You Learned Math Is So Old School (listen below)-”on my facebook page, it generated more comments than any link I have posted in a while. Somehow being a high school math teacher with 21 years experience makes me an [...]
Read MoreOregon Episcopal School Juniors Win $100,000 Siemens Prize
File this under, “An incredible accomplishment.” Oregon Episcopal School juniors Akash Krishnan ’12 and Matt Fernandez ’12 received $100,000 after their project: “The Recognition of Emotion in Human Speech,” was selected the winner in the Siemens Competition for Math, Science, and Technology. Krishnan and Fernandez developed a computer algorithm to “that can analyze speech and [...]
Read MoreParent’s Matter: Catching Up on Readings and Stories from 2010
I find myself using the holidays catching up on the articles and reading that I can’t completely ‘get to’ during fully on time- when school’s in session. Today we offer up a set of NPR stories covering adolescent health and development that ran during 2010. I’ve mentioned a couple of these stories during 2010. Most, [...]
Read MoreNothing Is More Important For Kids Than a Healthy Consistent Environment
I heard Po Bronson with Terry Gross on NPR’s Fresh Air (For Parents, The Return of Tough Love?) back at the end of September and I keep thinking about it. Today, I’ve got some time to cover it. Bronson and co-author Ashley Merriman do something to which I’m very partial. They go back to the [...]
Read MoreA Student Grows Wise
For those unfamiliar with the National Public Radio series “This I Believe,” it’s a series of listener authored essays expounding on the things and ideas that the authors hold dear- perspectives and thoughts that inform the authors thinking and action. This week’s essay comes from a high school student who’s life I have not known, [...]
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