Free Resources for Busy Parents and Educators Who Don’t Have as Much Time to Read and Surf as I Do with Fresh Content Every Weekday and post around 8:00 am eastern US time.
The Twitter names next to each link belong to the authors, publications, and the people who bring them to my attention.
15 common misconceptions and surprising realities about dementia and Alzheimer’s disease – Anyone middle-aged or older should read this. @linzasaur @BusinessInsider
Why The US Government Has Spent Billions Changing The Course Of The Mississippi River – It’s all to prevent the disastrous consequences of a decision made by a river engineer back in the 1800s. @HalfInteresting
Eight Fascinating Discoveries of the James Webb Telescope – Share with astronomy buffs you know. @ColdFusion_TV @FernandoDesign
Social Media/Artificial Intelligence
Twitter to charge users to secure accounts via text message. Two-factor authentication, meant to make accounts more secure, requires an account holder to use a second authentication method in addition to a password. @Reuters @ReutersBiz @nypost @Twitter
Learning
A Composite Timelapse Shows One Month Of The Green Comet’s Path In Motion – Astronomy buffs of any age will dig this two-minute composite. @MiguelClaroNFT @petapixel
Leadership/Parenting
ChatGPT AI robots writing church sermons causing hell for pastors. Among sermon writers, there is fascination – and unease – over the fast-expanding abilities of artificial-intelligence chatbots. @hershaelyork @SBTS @AP @nypost
Inspirational/Funny Tweets
@lawrence_wray
Humor, Music, Cool Stuff
Rush -Tom Sawyer live – This starts out with a funny bit from a “South Park” show. @rushtheband @SouthPark
Recent Book Summaries & My Podcasts
How to Raise Kids Who Aren’t Assholes: Science-Based Strategies for Better Parenting from Tots to Teens by Melinda Wenner Moyer
Critical Issues in Democratic Schooling: Curriculum, Teaching, and Socio-Political Realities by Kenneth Teitelbaum
Can You Learn to Be Lucky? Why Some People Seem to Win More Often Than Others by Karla Staff
My Post-Pandemic Teaching and Learning Observations by Dr. Doug Green Times 10 Publications
The Power of Regret: How Looking Backward Moves Us Forward by Daniel Pink
Limitless Mind: Learn, Lead, and Live Without Barriers by Jo Boaler
180 Moving Forward past the Pandemic with Dr. Doug Green – On October 4, 2021, I was Kim Mattina’s guest on her weekly show. Please join us for a discussion on what we can gain from our pandemic experiences as educators.
The Future of Smart: How Our Education System Needs to Change to Help All Young People Thrive by Ulcca Joshi Hansen
Noise: A Flaw In Human Judgement by Daniel Kahneman, Oliver Sibony, & Cass Sunstein
Listen to Dr. Doug on the “Cup of Joe” podcast. I recorded it last week. On it, I talk about the many good things I have seen in schools doing hybrid teaching. @PodcastCupOfJoe @DrDougGreen @BrainAwakes
Back to School COVID Myths – by Dr Doug Green @mssackstein
This is my podcast on the Jabbedu Network. Please consider listening and buying my book Teaching Isn’t Rocket Science, It’s Way More Complex. Here’s a free executive summary. @jabbedu @DrDougGreen
Boys and Sex: Young Men on Hookups, Love, Porn, Consent, and Navigating the New Masculinity by Peggy Orenstein
Emotional Intelligence 2.0 by Travis Bradberry & Jean Greaves (the book can be found here.
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