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1 month ago | 
theatlantic.com | Jenny Anderson |Rebecca Winthrop
This article was featured in the One Story to Read Today newsletter. Sign up for it here. Many parents are probably familiar with a certain type of teen and their approach to school: These kids turn up. They do their homework. They get good-enough grades. They comply, which in academic terms means they’re behaviorally engaged. But they’re not investing in what they’re learning, nor are they that interested in trying to make sense of it.
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1 month ago | 
flipboard.com | Jenny Anderson |Rebecca Winthrop
2 days agoBirth rates are crashing around the world. Should we be worried? Societies do collapse, sometimes suddenly. Nevertheless, prophets of doom might keep in mind that their darkest predictions have been, on the whole, a little premature. In 1968, Paul Ehrlich, a lepidopterist, and his largely uncredited …
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1 month ago | 
flipboard.com | Jenny Anderson |Rebecca Winthrop
2 days agoBirth rates are crashing around the world. Should we be worried? Societies do collapse, sometimes suddenly. Nevertheless, prophets of doom might keep in mind that their darkest predictions have been, on the whole, a little premature. In 1968, Paul Ehrlich, a lepidopterist, and his largely uncredited …
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2 months ago | 
oecd.org | Rebecca Winthrop |Andreas Schleicher |Duncan Crawford
In this episode of the Top Class podcast, OECD Editor Duncan Crawford discusses strategies to help disengaged teenagers rediscover their passion for learning. Hear practical strategies to make education engaging for students who no longer see relevance in what they are learning.
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2 months ago | 
youthtoday.org | Jenny Anderson |Rebecca Winthrop
Talking to them about what they learn in school and what’s happening in their lives makes all the differenceThis story was originally published by The Hechinger Report. Parents can be tricky for teachers and administrators to manage. They love their kids dearly, but the way that love gets expressed to teachers and school leaders can sometimes be less than constructive. Teachers often report that managing parents is among their least-favorite parts of the job.
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Jan 13, 2025 | 
datiak12.io | Rebecca Winthrop |Jenny Anderson
This story about parents and school success was produced by The Hechinger Report, a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. Sign up for Hechinger’s weekly newsletter. Parents can be tricky for teachers and administrators to manage. They love their kids dearly, but the way that love gets expressed to teachers and school leaders can sometimes be less than constructive.
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Jan 12, 2025 | 
bookoftheday.nextbigideaclub.com | John Kay |Jenny Anderson |Rebecca Winthrop |Sumit Paul-Choudhury
I’m pleased to share what I consider the most promising, must-read nonfiction titles scheduled for release in January 2025. These titles make up our second group of nominees for Season 26 of the Next Big Idea Club. Our Next Big Idea Club curators—Susan, Malcolm Gladwell, Adam Grant, and Daniel Pink—will narrow the list down to a handful of finalists and, ultimately, two official season selections.
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Jan 7, 2025 | 
scarymommy.com | Jenny Anderson |Rebecca Winthrop
a different resolutionAfter all, discussion is to adolescence what cuddles are to infants: necessary for brain growth. Written by Jenny Anderson & Rebecca Winthrop4 minutes agoRebecca Smith/Moment/Getty ImagesThis may not sound like breaking news, but how we talk to our teens directly influences what they hear.
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Jan 7, 2025 | 
hechingerreport.org | Jenny Anderson |Rebecca Winthrop
Parents can be tricky for teachers and administrators to manage. They love their kids dearly, but the way that love gets expressed to teachers and school leaders can sometimes be less than constructive. Teachers often report that managing parents is among their least-favorite parts of the job. But just like students who behave badly because they don’t know how to manage their emotions, parents sometimes behave badly because they feel powerless to help their child succeed.
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Jan 2, 2025 | 
nytimes.com | Jenny Anderson |Rebecca Winthrop
This approach works because it teaches kids strategies they'll need to succeed in work and life - and keeps them invested, too. But a survey of over 66,000 young people that we conducted with the Brookings Institution and the education nonprofit Transcend showed that very few middle and high school students regularly have the opportunity to work this way. Only 33 percent of 10th graders report that they get to develop their own ideas in school. The result?
