Best Articles for Educators Week of 2/2/13

1. Girls and Science: A Dream Deferred

  We must recognize that girls' choices might be linked to this old legacy of prejudice.

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/girls-and-science-dream-deferred 

2. The Antivaccine Movement and “Autism Biomed” vs. “Outgrowing” Autism 

...should provide hope to parents of autistic children by emphasizing that autism is not static.

http://specialneedssurvey.blogspot.com/2013/01/the-antivaccine-movement-and-autism.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FLUdSt+%28Special+Needs+Survey%29&utm_content=My+Yahoo 

3. Advice to Help a Stepparent Start Strong

I’d appreciate any advice from those who have successfully navigated this difficult territory.

http://parenting.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/02/01/advice-to-help-a-stepparent-start-strong/

Langston Hughes

 

 

4. 7 Bell-Ringers for Remembering Langston Hughes

What happens to a dream deferred? 

http://www.teachhub.com/7-bell-ringers-remembering-langston-hughes 

 

 

5. Are Athletes “Meatheads”—Or Smarter Than You Are?

This is a paradox I see again and again: there’s the common stereotype of athletes as not-too-intelligent “meatheads.

http://anniemurphypaul.com/2013/02/are-athletes-meatheads-or-smarter-than-you-are/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=are-athletes-meatheads-or-smarter-than-you-are 

6. The Best Way to Solve Your Child's Problems

Kids feel more capable when they get a chance to figure things out for themselves.

http://www.ahaparenting.com/_blog/Parenting_Blog/post/How_to_solve_your_child%27s_problems/ 

7.  In Teaching Math, What’s the Right Mix of Content and Context?

 “I’d like to delete polynomial functions, but I’d like my students to see a roller coaster and think, ‘There must be math involved in that,’ and to go online and try and figure that out.”

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2013/01/in-teaching-math-whats-the-right-mix-of-content-and-context/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kqed%2FnHAK+%28MindShift%29&utm_content=My+Yahoo