Why Sleep is Awesome
Here’s a thought-provoking article about kids and sleep from one of my favorite writers, Po Bronson. Compared to 30 years ago, most kids get about an hour less sleep per night. Shocking fact: losing...
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After reading Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman’s thought-provoking article about the power and peril of praising kids, I was eager to know—how should I be praising the kids I tutor? I was totally pumped...
View ArticleWhat Makes Kids Plow? (aka “Toning Down the Praise – Experiment #1″)
This comment on GeekDad’s post about my homework help tips really warmed my heart: “nothing is more satisfying then spending time with my children helping them with their math homework and witnessing...
View Article“This is really neat”
Given the counterintuitive new research that has found that certain kinds of praise can undermine student motivation and achievement, I’ve been working over the past year to refine how I praise my...
View ArticleHow to make it safe for kids to fail
I had the great pleasure of meeting one of my intellectual heroes, science journalist Ashley Merryman, and seeing her speak about her book, Nurtureshock: New Thinking About Children. In her talk,...
View ArticleWhy Sleep is Awesome
Here’s a thought-provoking article about kids and sleep from one of my favorite writers, Po Bronson. Compared to 30 years ago, most kids get about an hour less sleep per night. Shocking fact: losing...
View ArticleTips on Effective Praise from Ashley Merryman
After reading Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman’s thought-provoking article about the power and peril of praising kids, I was eager to know—how should I be praising the kids I tutor? I was totally pumped...
View ArticleWhat Makes Kids Plow? (aka “Toning Down the Praise – Experiment #1”)
This comment on GeekDad’s post about my homework help tips really warmed my heart: “nothing is more satisfying then spending time with my children helping them with their math homework and witnessing...
View Article“This is really neat”
Given the counterintuitive new research that has found that certain kinds of praise can undermine student motivation and achievement, I’ve been working over the past year to refine how I praise my...
View ArticleHow to make it safe for kids to fail
I had the great pleasure of meeting one of my intellectual heroes, science journalist Ashley Merryman, and seeing her speak about her book, Nurtureshock: New Thinking About Children. In her talk,...
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