Recommended Reading
Summer Reading
The St. Francis School faculty and staff seeks to embody and inspire intellectual engagement, curiosity, lifelong learning, and a spirit of innovation. To that end, each summer, we engage in professional learning activities. This summer we focused on the areas of DEI, Restorative Practices, Mindfulness, Trauma-Informed Teaching, and Student Engagement. We are happy to share these professional learning resources with you.
We are dedicating this page to great education articles. If you find one, please share it with us to post!
Has the Smartphone Destroyed a Generation?, The Atlantic, September 2017
Don’t Make Kids Work a Second Shift Just to Finish Homework, Courier-Journal, August 13, 2017
Let Teens Sleep, Courier-Journal, July 31, 2017
Ditch the Desk, Indy Star, July 31, 2017
Preschoolers need more play and fewer scripted lessons, says early childhood educator, YaleNews, February 9, 2016
How to Raise a Creative Child. Step One: Back Off, The New York Times, January 30, 2016
Myths About Gifted Students, National Association for Gifted Children
The Benefits of Helping Preschoolers Understand and Discuss Their Emotions, KQED News Mindshift, April 13, 2015
The Surprising Amount of Time Kids Spend Looking at Screens, The Atlantic, Alexandra Ossola,
Why teens are impulsive addiction prone and should protect their brains, NPR, January 29, 2015
Joy: A Subject Schools Lack, The Atlantic, Susan Engel, January 26, 2015
Better Together: Parenting a Child in an Independent School, Huff Post, December 11, 2014
No Homework Policy Improves Home Life For Younger Students at One CPS School, Chicago Sun-Times, September 14, 2014
But I Want To Do Your Homework, Helping Kids With Homework, The New York Times, June 21, 2014
Why Flunking Exams is Actually a Good Thing, The New York Times, September 4, 2014
The Overprotected Kid, The Atlantic Monthly, March 19, 2014
How Finland Keeps Kids Focused, The Atlantic Monthly, June 30, 2014
Laptop Note-Taking: External Brain-Booster or Memory Drain?, Education Week Blog, August 27, 2014
The Learning Myth: Why I’ll Never Tell My Son He’s Smart, Khan Academy Blog, August 19, 2014
Teaching Teenagers That People Change May Help Prevent Depression, Education Week Blog, October 6, 2014
Bored? Explore it!, The Innovative Educator, October 15, 2014
Sleep for Teenagers, New York Times, October 20, 2014