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.
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Miseducation – A podcast done by New York City high school students – These students are better journalists than their adult counterparts in that they look at both sides of every issue. They do a great job pointing out how screwed up the NYC school system is. @MiseducationPod @bellvoices
Missing Voices: Part 1 — Tale of Two School Newspapers – This is where I heard about The Classic high school student newspaper mentioned in a link below. @MiseducationPod @bellvoices
The Classic, the student newspaper from Townsend Harris High in Queens, NY. This paper is an award winner from a selective high school. Unfortunately, most non-selective high schools in New York City don’t have student newspapers. What does your school have? @thhsclassic
Social Media/Artificial Intelligence
Student podcasters share the dark realities of middle school in America. Adolescence has always been tough, but the acceleration of modern forces makes it more stressful than ever. In the words of two San Francisco best friends – the middle school winners of this year’s NPR Student Podcast Challenge – welcome to Middle School Now. @sequoiastweets @thatjanetlee @npr_ed @MindShiftKQED
Learning
Five Recently Declassified Nuclear Test Videos – Back in the day, the US and the Soviet Union set off a lot of nuclear bombs in remote locations. This video will show you the biggest bomb EVER. @underworldlive
Leadership/Parenting
The Best Colleges in America 2023 See the acceptance rate, retail cost, real cost, and graduation rate for 738 colleges. The search feature makes it easy.
@Money
Inspirational/Funny Tweets
@TCEA
Humor, Music, Cool Stuff
I Turned FAMOUS Classical Music Into METAL – I’ve always thought that some classical pieces were pretty “metal.” This proves it. There is an ad in the middle you can skip. @CHBerthoud @NordVPN
Recent Book Summaries & My Podcasts
Plays Well With Others: The Surprising Science Behind Why Everything You Know About Relationships Is (Mostly) Wrongby Eric Barker
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
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
The Future of Smart: How Our Education System Needs to Change to Help All Young People Thrive by Ulcca Joshi Hansen
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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