As is oft the case, my geeky brothers & sisters, a great many of the things I’m about to share with you might not exactly be *enjoyable*.\u00a0 But mate, they are important nonetheless.<\/p>\n
So while the clock’s tickin’ and time’s a-wasting, I’ll just commence the link dump, shall I?<\/p>\n
First, a really useful piece about being trauma informed <\/a>\u00a0in the classroom, and while we’re in the classroom, here is a lovely li’l something about the role of self-compassion<\/a> in academic performance.\u00a0 Important, because look how harrowing grad school can be<\/a>.<\/p>\n A few more screen-y links: here is something about the risks of choosing electronic socialisation<\/a> over the kanohi ki te kanohi, face to face type, and\u00a0the Guardian reminds parents not to let children take screens into bedrooms<\/a>.<\/p>\n Here are a couple of research articles to seek out: this one carves a line between screen time and developmental screening scores<\/a>, (which is problematic: check out THIS <\/a>\u00a0from the Independent pointing to how much more time the littles are spending on screens than they did even 15 or so years ago) … and this work points out how screen use during daily routines is contributing to social-emotional delays<\/a>.\u00a0 As a counter, you might LEAN IN to the routines, thusly.\u00a0\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n Reasons to resist, continued!\u00a0 In this interview,<\/a>\u00a0 Chamath Palihapitiya (a former Facebook exec) says:<\/p>\n \u00a0“I think we have created tools that are ripping apart the social fabric of how society works. The short-term, dopamine-driven feedback loops we\u2019ve created are destroying how society works. No civil discourse, no cooperation; misinformation, mistruth. You are being programmed”<\/p>\n <\/p><\/blockquote>\n Other stuff now … HERE<\/a> you will find an article about the ways that early development (specifically behaviour) points to earning power in adulthood, this is a piece from Psychology Today about the spotlight effect<\/a>\u00a0(how I love a research project that involves Barry Manilow<\/a>!) and here is some goodness from Rick Hansen<\/a> about taking in the good.<\/p>\n Speaking of good, check out this project that keeps people bicycling<\/a> at all ages, here are five ways to nurture compassion in kids<\/a>, and this is a slew of treats for the simplifier<\/a> in your life.\u00a0 This is just about the coolest thing I’ve ever seen – haiku meet the Supreme Court<\/a> of the US… and a\u00a0final bit of inspiring reading is to be found here, and it is about self-definition<\/a>.\u00a0 Yeah!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" As is oft the case, my geeky brothers & sisters, a great many of the things I’m about to share with you might not exactly be *enjoyable*.\u00a0 But mate, they are important nonetheless. So while the clock’s tickin’ and time’s … Continue reading