Almost Heaven, West Virginia School Choice
Neal McCluskey2021, the new, reigning, “Year of School Choice” saw two especially startling things happen. One was Kentucky enacting a private school choice program, getting itself on the school choice board. The other was West Virginia doing the same. Yesterday, to kick off ourSchool Choice Week postings, Colleen Hroncich brought youup to speed on the Bluegrass State. Today, let ’s quickly visit the Mountaineer State.Like Kentucky, West Virginia had long been a holdout on not just private school choice, but any major choice, not passing a charter school statute until, well,2021! And like Kentucky (whi...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - January 25, 2022 Category: American Health Authors: Neal McCluskey Source Type: blogs
Choice Could Depoliticize Battles over Schools
David BoazThe Washington Postreports—yetagain—that conservative parent/activists are running for and often winning seats on local school boards in order to change school policies on virtual learning, masks, and the kinds of books in school libraries. Regardless of what one thinks about the specific policy changes that school board candida tes may propose, the whole issue illustrates the problem of public schooling: that there must be one solution for a whole school district, a whole state, or even the whole country. Over the years parents, taxpayers, and other voters havedisagreed over many things: evoluti...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - January 24, 2022 Category: American Health Authors: David Boaz Source Type: blogs
Youngkin ’s Executive (Dis)order on School Masking
Neal McCluskeyEssentially the second major thing that Glenn Youngkin did when he took over Virginia ’s governorship was issue an executive order – number twoon the list– requiring that parents be able to choose whether or not their children wear masks in school to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. The guiding principle was clear – parents should decide whether or not their children wear masks – but the result has been confusion and upheaval. Which is to be ex pected when a central authority – heck, one person – makes a decision for millions of diverse people and hundreds of communities.There was little quest...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - January 21, 2022 Category: American Health Authors: Neal McCluskey Source Type: blogs
Children ’s books still feature more male than female protagonists
By Emily Reynolds
There are many fields in which women are underrepresented: in certain areas of education and academia, in politics, and in senior leadership roles. Efforts have been made across sectors to improve this representation, as we’ve particularly covered in the case of STEM.
Unequal representation may start before the workplace or university, however — even before school. Exploring children’s literature, a new study in PLOS One from researchers at Princeton and Emory universities finds an overrepresentation of male protagonists in children’s books, potentially reinforcing damaging societal expecta...
Source: BPS RESEARCH DIGEST - January 20, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: BPS Research Digest Tags: Developmental Gender Reading Source Type: blogs
Study: A few slow-paced breaths are enough to significantly reduce physiological stress
This study is the first to show that taking a few slow, deep breaths in an everyday setting can have a significant effect on a child’s stress physiology,” said the study’s lead author, Jelena Obradovic, an associate professor at Stanford Graduate School of Education (GSE) and director of the Stanford Project on Adaptation and Resilience in Kids (SPARK Lab). “But just telling children to take a deep breath may not be enough – children need scaffolding. So we’re excited that we can also offer an easy-to-use tool to help kids learn this technique.”
The study, which was coauthored by GSE research associate Michae...
Source: SharpBrains - January 12, 2022 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Stanford Graduate School of Education Tags: Education & Lifelong Learning deep breath deep breathing physiological physiological stress response young children Source Type: blogs
Career Conversations: Q & A with Structural Biologist Lauren Parker Jackson
Dr. Lauren Parker Jackson. Credit: Vanderbilt University.
“A confusing experimental result almost always means you’ve stumbled upon something interesting and maybe even exciting. I think that’s what makes science fun,” says Lauren Parker Jackson, Ph.D., an assistant professor of biological sciences at Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee. Check out the highlights of our interview with Dr. Jackson to learn how she became a biologist and what she studies in her lab.
Q: What sparked your interest in science?
A: I credit my high school chemistry, physics, and biology teachers with getting me interested ...
Source: Biomedical Beat Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - January 12, 2022 Category: Research Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Being a Scientist Cells Cellular Processes Profiles Source Type: blogs
Connect to Life ’s Radiant Beauty
Each of us, in our own way, is in search of something greater, or just something that can give greater meaning to our lives. We are longing to become whole. Yet we’re far too busy looking for answers outside of ourselves, and relying too much on distractions, stimulants, materialism, and every possible thing we can think of that we believe will give us the meaning we long for.
Meanwhile, we all have thousands and thousands of thoughts that go through our minds daily, and we do very little to regulate its activity. But there is a way to reign in our busy internal dialogue and allow ourselves to experi...
Source: PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement - January 10, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Ora Nadrich Tags: featured happiness psychology relationships self-improvement inner beauty Source Type: blogs
The Very Best Learning Method Is Not Taught To Students Or Teachers (M)
The one learning technique which works best is the one that students use the least. (Source: PsyBlog | Psychology Blog)
Source: PsyBlog | Psychology Blog - January 3, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Jeremy Dean Tags: Learning subscribers-only Source Type: blogs
The Art of Winning – Living All Possibilities in Life
"Winning" – the word has a multitude of meanings.
To some, it may mean to be at the top in every sense, ahead of everyone; and to some, it may mean chasing perfection.
But what happens when you reach the “pinnacle” of Success?
How do you stay a winner when you’re already at the top, and there’s nowhere else to go? How do you maintain that winning streak that syncs your flow through life? And most importantly how do you reap the possibilities created through ‘The Winning’?
“You and your organization, are most vulnerable when you are most successful.” – Robin Sharma, The Gr...
Source: PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement - January 3, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: SehgalNotes Tags: career confidence creativity featured self-improvement success business pickthebrain winning Source Type: blogs
My 22 Oldest Jokes and Why they Still Matter in 2022
By IAN MORRISON
I have been studying American healthcare for more than 40 years and I have assembled a large number of one-liners over the years. As we enter 2022, I thought I’d share my 22 oldest jokes and why they still matter.
Coming to America
I grew up in Glasgow, Scotland. In Glasgow, healthcare is a right, carrying a machine gun is a privilege. America got it the wrong way round.
Gun violence continues to ravage the United States. We have more guns than people. Kids get gunned down in school playgrounds and classrooms routinely. ...
Source: The Health Care Blog - December 22, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Christina Liu Tags: Health Policy American healthcare healthcare quality Source Type: blogs
Our Most Popular Posts Of 2021
This study found that for people from ethnic minority backgrounds, the experience of being tolerated is actually closer to discrimination than it is to acceptance.
6) How To Cope With Failure, According To Psychology
Countless articles tell us how to set ourselves up for success and live our best lives. But it’s equally important — or perhaps more important — that we learn how to deal with the inevitable failures. So in March we highlighted five evidence-based tips for coping with failure.
5) Study Explores Personalities Of People With Adult Separation Anxiety, A “Neglected Clinical Syndrome”
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Source: BPS RESEARCH DIGEST - December 22, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: BPS Research Digest Tags: Announcements Source Type: blogs
We Generally Prefer Political Allies Who Try To Understand Opponents ’ Views
By Emily Reynolds
We often hear that we’re living in an age of polarisation and divisiveness, unable to transcend political boundaries to listen to those who we disagree with. But how do we feel about those people who share our views but who seek to understand opponents anyway?
This is the subject of a new study in Psychological Science, authored by the University of British Columbia’s Gordon Heltzel and Kristin Laurin. They find that while we generally prefer those who seek alternative views, this falters when they appear to be susceptible to changing sides.
In the first study, 233 participants read abo...
Source: BPS RESEARCH DIGEST - December 7, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: BPS Research Digest Tags: Political Social Source Type: blogs
Ungrading With Standards-Based Grading | A Chat With Staci Johnson | TAPP 106
Dr. Staci Johnson joins host Kevin Patton for a chat about how she usesungrading withstandards-based grading in her anatomy and physiology course. What is ungrading? Can one ease into it? Does it work? Plus, a relatedBook Club recommendation!00:00 | Introduction00:48 | Ungrading03:05 | Sponsored by AAA03:41 | Dr. Staci Johnson24:06 | Sponsored by HAPI24:55 | More Ungrading45:12 | Sponsored by HAPS45:52 | Long Winter's Nap48:32 | Book Club: Ungrading51:43 | Staying Connected★ If you cannot see or activate the audio player, go to:theAPprofessor.org/podcast-episode-106.html🏅 Apply for your credential (badge/certificate) ...
Source: The A and P Professor - December 7, 2021 Category: Physiology Authors: Kevin Patton Source Type: blogs
The Adventures of High School English
The recent astroturfed flapdoodle over high school literature courses got me to thinking about Huckleberry Finn. I actually think that very few high school English teachers are equipped to teach the book. I hope I don ' t need to tell you that the protagonist and narrator is a teenage white boy helping a slave to escape. The problem teaching it today is that it depicts its setting realistically. The escaped slave, Jim, is illiterate, superstitious, and has little knowledge of the world. He is given a couple of opportunities to speak for himself but the main viewpoint is Huck ' s. There is no question but that we...
Source: Stayin' Alive - December 4, 2021 Category: American Health Source Type: blogs
David Kemmerer's Cognitive Neuroscience of Language textbook (via David Kemmerer)
The 2nd edition of David Kemmerer's Cognitive Neuroscience of Language textbook is expected to appear in April or May, 2022. If you use the code DKE20, you can get a 20% discount when you order the book from Psychology Press. The preface is copied below. It describes which aspects of the 1st edition have been retained, and which aspects of the 2nd edition are new. In addition, note that an "eBook+" version will be available, as well as a website containing PowerPoint slides, test questions, and links to relevant videos. Preface: Welcome to the second edi...
Source: Talking Brains - November 30, 2021 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Greg Hickok Source Type: blogs
