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when given to children over long periods of time, they neither improve school achievement nor reduce behavior problems.

e have been learning about the lack of effectiveness of these drugs.

were believed to require attention-deficit drugs to correct

brain studies

Putting children on drugs does nothing to change the conditions that derail their development in the first place

brain studies of children

With mixed practice, he added, “each problem is different from the last one, which means kids must learn how to choose the appropriate procedure

hurriedly jam-packing a brain is akin to speed-packing a cheap suitcase, as most students quickly learn — it holds its new load for a while, then most everything falls out.

forgetting is the friend of learning

suggest that many students simply do not grasp that using words they did not write is a serious misdeed.

suggest that many students simply do not grasp that using words they did not write is a serious misdeed.

The Internet may also be redefining how students

you can get a whole story in six minutes,”

A book takes so long. I prefer the immediate gratification.”

developing brains can become more easily habituated than adult brains to constantly switching tasks — and less able to sustain attention.

How effectively do children’s after-school assignments advance learning?

Enriching children’s classroom learning requires making homework not shorter or longer, but smarter.

understanding and improving the ways in which children absorb, retain and apply knowledge.

If I felt there might be something on a cellphone, I’d invite parents to go through it with me.”

Formspring

Formspring

measured four aspects of “interpersonal sensitivity”: Empathic concern, or sympathy, over the misfortunes of others; perspective taking, an intellectual capacity to imagine other people’s points of view; fantasy or people’s tendency to identify imaginatively with fictional characters in books or movies; and personal distress, which refers to the anguish one feels during others’ misfortunes. (For example, “When I see someone who badly needs help in an emergency, I go to pieces.”)

Empathic concern

Empathic concern