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Reading Rocks!

Watch the video that’s making waves in schools across the nation – Gotta Keep Reading! more

Simple, Low-cost Steps Enhance Adolescents’ Health

How much impact do you think wearing a pedometer or a few minutes of meditation a day have on an adolescent's health? If scientific research is to be believed - a lot! more

Avoiding March Madness

Guest author Maureen P. Tillman has some valuable advice as high schools students meet with their guidance counselors this time of year to discuss their fall schedules. more

The Myth of the Gifted Child

nymag.com — The cover story of the current issue of New York is not so much about giftedness as it is about parents in New York trying to get their 5-year olds into selective schools as a ticket to Ivy League colleges 12 years down. more

Award-winning site for learning & teaching genetics

Learn.Genetics, uses interactive animations to explain genetics to students and the general public. Teach.Genetics is a resource for educators that includes printable lesson plans. more

Free videos explore the science behind the Olympics

These 16 videos on NBC Learn unravel the physics, biology, chemistry, and materials engineering behind the Olympic Winter Games. more

Timing of Parent and Child Communication About Sexuality

The current issue of 'Pediatrics' features the results of a longitudinal study on the timing of parent-child communication about sexual behavior. The conclusion? It's usually too little and too late. more

Neil Gaiman – Master of Kid Goth

An article in the current issue of New Yorker provides interesting insights into Gaiman's work, his life, and his uniquely entertaining brand of fantasy/horror/adventure writing for audiences of all ages. more

Parental Love with Strings Attached

Alfie Kohn asserts that loving our children isn’t enough. We have to love them unconditionally – for who they are, not for what they do. more

Studying Young Minds, and How to Teach Them

nytimes.com — Findings from recent research in cognitive neuroscience are helping to clarify when young brains are best able to grasp fundamental concepts. more

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