In the wind | tweets from the space ending 09.19.15

9th grade is the most common year for sex abuse against girls | here's a pdf for parents buff.ly/1FebZBQ

separating wheat from chaff is a learned skill buff.ly/1Km7bat

YouTube Minecraft channels are not all created equal buff.ly/1iWnnZ5

My @Quora answer to What is a content designer? qr.ae/RoYfJb

In the wind | tweets from the space ending 09.13.15

why are we still talking about this? | 2015 VMA ratings were in the toilet with the show's lowlights 
buff.ly/1L4O1po #letitgo #youthwork

re: reports of sliding SAT scores | College success relates more to HS GPA than test scores 
buff.ly/1OeadQU #parenting @youthwork #learning

vapes + chaw | 2001–13 HS smokeless tobacco use rose more among athletes than nonathletes 
buff.ly/1EE4zI6 #youthwork #parenting

Does your underage child use Kik Messenger? | @Commomsense tips for #parents 
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happy Labor Day to all the greedy-grabby workers 
buff.ly/1PVKA8b #commongood #work

Every once in a while, a story... 
buff.ly/1UJJ6iE #mercy #storycorps

teaching - without preaching - about religious practice 
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rocks cry out | a StoryCorps Story about mercy

Julio Diaz courtesy StoryCorps

Every now and again a story like this one from Julio Diaz pops ups and stops me in my tracks. It's been floating around for quite a while but, somehow, I just heard it [h/t @JayHowver]. It's short, but, I think, long-lasting.

In an epoch of crazed, angry, fear, Mr. Diaz drops a little mercy on a stranger who needs it. Thank you sir. And thank you, StoryCorps.

greedy-grabby workers | Anne Lamott on Labor Day

I understand why politicians want to see labor as the cause of most of our societal and economic problems. It takes the focus off the banks, the corporations, the military-industrial complex. But public school teachers? I guess they really are sort of greedy and grabby — not to mention rich. Especially those greedy-grabby public school special ed teachers. My younger brother is one of them, and boy, is he raking it in. Talk about take, take, take. -- Anne Lamott

in the wind | tweets from the space ending 08.28.15

Too early | Early school day start as a risk factor for adolescents http://buff.ly/1DCAKak 

grade-by-grade | a parents guide to primary school learning objectives + methods http://buff.ly/1DMLaEc

UPDATE on the great northern migration | turns out it's 98043 http://buff.ly/1E07U3w 

holy moley | Stephen Colbert talks about life, the universe + everything http://buff.ly/1J3a13q

Future Framers of America | 15 year-old presidential candidate polling well in early states http://buff.ly/1Lnl2Cx 

when they're good they're very good + when they're bad they're horrid | suspect social apps http://buff.ly/1JvTElo

Diagnosis | 1997-2014: Has a health professional ever told you your child had ADHD or ADD? http://buff.ly/1LyRVJN 

social media network effect | a bit overstated + clunky perhaps, but here's a useful case study http://buff.ly/1Vi7A4S

The first time | new data on when college students are most likely to first try controlled substances http://buff.ly/1N0eI4p