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Screen time and academic achievement
A new study from the American Medical Association journal Pediatrics attempts to integrate the many studies on screen time, specific screen activities, and academic achievement. The study is available online. Findings In this systematic review and meta-analysis of 58 cross-sectional studies, … Continue reading
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Source for primary sources
Working on a Teaching American History grant Cindy received for the state of North Dakota familiarized me with the concept of the historian’s craft [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Historian%27s_Craft]. This concept was also a core course for undergrad history majors at the university I … Continue reading
Climate change awareness
I admit I didn’t expect to see students carrying signs in Webster, WI, this morning and I was correct. I hope their teachers are discussing the serious matter of climate change with them as an alternative. I promised yesterday to … Continue reading
Students strike to bring awareness to climate crisis
Tomorrow students around the world will strike and begin a week of focus on human responsibility for the deterioration of the global climate. Student interest makes a lot of sense if you understand they will experiences consequences beyond those we … Continue reading
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Interactive Constitution
I am active discussing political issues on Facebook. I started using Facebook after the election of 2016 and I do confront others who offer political views that differ from my own. I try to do this in a fact based … Continue reading
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Everyday Chaos
This is a book review (Everyday chaos ), but you get the gist of David Weinberger’s main thesis – understanding causality can be very difficult – from this interview with Weinberger. Weinberger suggests that it may not always be necessary … Continue reading
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