Daniel Willingham

30 ideas to improve schooling, rated by 3 dozen experts. The figure shows effectiveness and cost, but the article also emphasizes feasibility of implementation as a third factor. (Link is a gift article). I'm curious to know what y'all think....

30 Ideas for Fixing U.S. Schools, Ranked by Experts (Gift Article) Math and reading scores are in a decade-long slump. We asked three dozen experts: What could turn things around?

This piece from Vox is trying to be a little more hopeful about the outlook for reading!

It shouldn’t feel impossible to finish a book Screens have atrophied our reading muscles. Here’s how to get them back.

Proud to be a contributor to this American Psychological Association Expert Report: "Children’s and adolescents’ learning with educational technology." https://www.apa.org/pubs/reports/children-adolescent-learning-educational-technology

One more time for this one: https://dtwuva.substack.com/p/students-should-only-use-ai-for-things

New Substack: : Students should only use AI for things that they already know how to do well.

Students should only use AI for things they already know how to do well. AI guardrails should protect important mental work

New data indicating that the age at which children get social media accounts influences academic success.

Does Early Access to Social Media Harm Later Learning? New Evidence from Italy Students who got social media accounts by age 12 progressed less than those who waited until age 14

Talking with the CBC about getting kids to read.

Struggling to get your kids to read a book? Here are some tips | CBC Radio New data suggests kids and teens today aren’t reading for fun the way older generations did. What do young people lose when they don't spend time with a good book?

James Traub in the NY Times making the point that, whatever you think of the particular curricular choices that Texas has made, they are taking the right approach on curriculum to support students' reading comprehension and critical thinking.

Opinion | What Blue States Can Learn From the Texas Book List (Gift Article) Educational traditionalism is not the same as political conservatism.

Phrasing article titles as questions (Does Green Tea Bring Health Benefits?) gets less engagement than statements (Green Tea Has Health Benefits.) But I still want to know Why Don't Students Like School? https://myscp.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/jcpy.70031