A star athlete at the college where I work recently stopped by my office. After committing a few unforced errors during a weekend match, she was — several days later — riven by self-criticism and distracted on the field.More

As a teacher, I noticed that children respond to challenges in different ways. Some children try harder when facing a tough task. Others, like Marshall, crumble at the slightest challenge.

“I can’t. I don’t know how. I’m not good at that. You do it.”More

Is technology evil?

Technology is as good or evil as those who create it and use it.

That was the thorny consensus of a panel on the question of ethics in the digital world at a HubWeek event Wednesday in the Seaport District.More

In a study of 245 Stanford physicians, researchers found that a better diet is associated with reduced side effects of sleep deprivation.

Nutrition scientist  Maryam Hamidi, PhD, conducted research recently which required her to repeatedly stay awake from 8 a.m. until 5 a.m. the next day.
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Have you ever considered what might be going in the mind of someone who happens to be multilingual? Modern research continues to point to the fact that individuals who speak more than one language have a tremendous advantage.More

Entering high school can be an exciting experience, but for some teenagers it can also be scary, intimidating and confusing.
According to one study, approximately half of all high school students feel a great deal of stress on a daily basis. As author and film producer Vicki Abeles writes, there’s a “nationwide epidemic of school-related stress.”More

While people have different views on the role that digital technology can and should play in schools, we cannot ignore how digital tools have so fundamentally transformed the world outside of school.More

We live in a world where test results and scores matter … a lot.
Even though most of us acknowledge the limits of testing and challenge using it exclusively for grading, it’s still a practice that is ingrained in our education system. Schools are ranked based on their test scores, often putting communities in stiff competition with one another and further widening the achievement gap.More