English 10 – (Ms. D-C’s class) – Closed research assignment resources by topic

Topic: Homework

 

Sources:

Principal: What happened when my school ended useless homework

 

A new wrinkle in the research about the real value of homework

 

Homework survey shows teacher-parent divide

 

Why the dog eats Nikki's homework: making informed assignment decisions

 

Topic: Type of Schooling

 

Sources

Less homework, shorter days: the Finnish touches

 

KIPP charter school wants to build on success

 

EDITORIAL: Study points the way to better public schools

 

Students using laptops and tablets in class perform worse on exams, study says

 

Preparing students for real-life futures

 

Two schools of Thought: High-tech vs. No-tech

 

Giving children computers basically does the opposite of what you'd expect

 

Topic: Technology addiction

 

Sources

Half of teens 'feel addicted' to tech. What's to be done?

 

D.A.R.E. to Keep Kids off Tech

 

Balanced Technology Diet Prescribed for Teens, Parents; Technology Addiction: Concern, Controversy, and Finding Balance

 

When a High Tech Habit Becomes Unhealthy

 

Kids' media time adds up, subtracts from homework; interest in learning new things also shrinks with greater screen time, pediatricians find

 

Attack of the tech-savvy toddlers; kids as young as 2 years old are downloading content to cell phones, computers, and portable digital music players, according to a report from NPD group

 

Topic: Parent/Teacher surveillance and privacy

 

Sources

Schools are helping police spy on kids' social media activity