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Eat your spinach and do your homework: Rigor is unpopular
Everyone says they value a rigorous education -- but many don't want to do the work.

Joanne Jacobs
Jul 143 min read
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Ban phones: Teens spend a quarter of the school day on their phones, says study
Teens average 90 minutes each school day on their phones.

Joanne Jacobs
Feb 132 min read
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Sleepovers aren't for sissies
Do American kids need more math tutoring and fewer sleepovers?

Joanne Jacobs
Dec 30, 20242 min read
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'We are talking 4- and 5-year-olds who are throwing chairs, biting, hitting ... '
Covid toddlers are now in school, and teachers say many are not doing very well, report Claire Cain Miller and Sarah Mervosh in the New...

Joanne Jacobs
Jul 2, 20242 min read
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My students are 'broken kids I cannot fix'
Teachers on Reddit are sharing horror stories of their students' emotional, social and academic melt downs, screen addictions and apathy....

Joanne Jacobs
May 18, 20232 min read
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Science says: Masking didn't help stop Covid spread
The value of masking during the pandemic was "approximately zero," according to a Cochrane review of high-quality research, reports John...

Joanne Jacobs
Feb 18, 20231 min read
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Move it and lose the blues
Exercise and sports -- at least one hour three times a week -- are a natural anti-depressant for teenagers, according to an analysis of...

Joanne Jacobs
Jan 9, 20231 min read
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