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