Free Resources for Busy Parents and Educators Who Don’t Have as Much Time to Read and Surf as I Do with Fresh Content Every Weekday and post around 8:00 am Eastern US time.
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Thinking Fast and Slow: How Your Brain Thinks This is my summary of Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky’s ground breaking book. Danny recently died. Many think that Thinking Fast and Slow” is in the same league as Adam Smith’s The Wealth of Nations and Sigmund Freud’s The Interpretation of Dreams. Here is a link to his obituary in The Guardian. @guardian
@Sonia_Sparkles
Apple issues rare apology over ‘crushing’ iPad Pro ad that sparked outrage: ‘We missed the mark.’ Check out the ad here. @TBarrabi @Apple
Social Media/Artificial Intelligence
The Most And Least Common Four-Digit PIN Numbers, Visualized – How weak is your PIN? This is a very cool display of data. @infobeautiful @digg
Learning
Human Evolution – 4 Million Years in 5 Minutes – This was more an exercise in motion graphics than an attempt to be completely historically accurate. @MateAnim
Leadership/Parenting
Forbes releases list of ‘New Ivies,’ with multiple colleges from the Midwest making the cut. This list also includes Binghamton University where I received my doctorate. @Forbes @nbcchicago
Inspirational/Funny Tweets
@wise_insights4u
Humor, Music, Cool Stuff
This Is The Best Way To Take A Free Throw — So Why Don’t Basketball Players Do It? The Granny shot almost guarantees a successful free throw in basketball, but the majority of the sport’s professional players refuse to use it. @HalfInteresting
Recent Book Summaries & My Podcasts
Quit: The Power of Knowing When to Walk Away by Annie Duke
Building Thinking Classrooms in Mathematics Grades K-12: 14 Teaching Practices for Enhancing Learning by Peter Liljedahl
Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion by Robert Cialdini@RobertCialdini
Valedictorians at the Gate: Standing Out, Getting In, and Staying Sane While Applying to College by Becky Munsterer Sabky
Plays Well With Others: The Surprising Science Behind Why Everything You Know About Relationships Is (Mostly) Wrongby Eric Barker
How to Raise Kids Who Aren’t Assholes: Science-Based Strategies for Better Parenting from Tots to Teens by Melinda Wenner Moyer
My Post-Pandemic Teaching and Learning Observations by Dr. Doug Green Times 10 Publications
The Power of Regret: How Looking Backward Moves Us Forward by Daniel Pink
Limitless Mind: Learn, Lead, and Live Without Barriers by Jo Boaler
The Future of Smart: How Our Education System Needs to Change to Help All Young People Thrive by Ulcca Joshi Hansen
Listen to Dr. Doug on the “Cup of Joe” podcast. I recorded it last week. On it, I talk about the many good things I have seen in schools doing hybrid teaching. @PodcastCupOfJoe @DrDougGreen @BrainAwakes
This is my podcast on the Jabbedu Network. Please consider listening and buying my book Teaching Isn’t Rocket Science, It’s Way More Complex. Here’s a free executive summary. @jabbedu @DrDougGreen
Boys and Sex: Young Men on Hookups, Love, Porn, Consent, and Navigating the New Masculinity by Peggy Orenstein
