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POPSEarly intervention reduces violence A study from Duke University published in Child Development Journal points to the early roots of teen violence and finds that early intervention with parents and children can prevent serious violent behavior in adolescence.
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POPSObama's 0-5 plank This plank of Obama's platform has tremendous potential IF it treats parents as responsible and partners with businesses, schools and organizations to empower them.
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POPSBBC on parenting and health This BBC summary of recent child development data shows differences along cultural lines (for which the writer uses the term 'ethnic'). What is clear from the data is that parents matter tremendously.
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POPSTeaching kids to work hard This Scientific American article commends teaching kids about how the brain grows so that they understand that "they are agents of their own brain development."
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POPSExtolling hard work, not intelligence This excellent article in The Scientific American commends practices that encourage hard work and a "growth mindset" as more effective than praising kids for being "intelligent."
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POPSOutstanding article on parent-child relationship This article in the Statesman Journal is one of the most thorough journalistic presentations of the importance of the first five years of child development AND the critical role that parents play. Most journalists focus on programs, but Mackenzie Ryan gets it right: Parents are the key.
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POPSPersistince affects student performance This fascinating Scientific American article makes the case that an attitude of persistence and hard work leads to greater learning and achievement. What it doesn't mention (but is also true) is that persistence actually impacts intelligence - gene expression is affected by stimulation and persistence.
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POPSEducation reform blinded by ideology In this helpful critique, Paul Thomas points out how the major voices in education reform are not engaging the fundamental issues: parents and their responsibilities.
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POPSHeritage Foundation points to school choice The issue isn't funding; it isn't even school choice to which the Heritage Foundation points. (Only those who care to choose will.) It is parents, which is why choice helps those who are willing to choose.
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POPSGeoffrey Canada: Education starts very early Geoffrey Canada's bet is right: that getting off to the right start means that you won't need superhuman remediation later. What this quotation doesn't capture is that it is JUST as important to start with PARENTS from birth as it is children.
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POPSParenting in the New York Times The NYT spotlights 3 new social networking sites for parents of young children. Parenting is in vogue, but is there a compelling vision of what ought to guide that venture?
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POPSIncreased funding does not equal improved education The Heritage Foundation provides very helpful longitudinal perspectives on education spending and school performance. The conclusion is clear: resources are not the primary indicator of performance. What the article does NOT say is that parent responsibility in the education of their children IS the single best predictor of educational achievement, and that the vast majority of brain growth occurs before children reach school age. Thus THE pressing question is how to engage and inspire parents to provide developmentally-appropriate nurture from birth.
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POPSNewsweek: Education system is broken As a former NYC teaching fellow (similar program to Teach for America), I agree: 1. The educational system is broken. 2. The impact of an uneducated populace cannot be underestimated. However, I strongly disagree that teachers are the single most important factor in student achievement. As a teacher in a crisis school (and now a parent), I strongly believe that PARENTS are the single most important factor in student achievement. Quality teachers ARE correlated with student achievement, because the best teachers find the highest job satisfaction in working with families that embrace the responsibility of learning. Schools with responsible, engaged parents CAN and do attract and retain good teachers. The key to solving the educational crisis is to engage and equip parents LONG before their children reach school age, since the first 5 years are the most critical years of development. For one creative way to do just that, check out tumblon.com.
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