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A look at the present research on the benefits of homework – examining what parameters and models work better, and when it doesn’t work as well: http://www.apa.org/monitor/2016/03/homework.aspx http://www.salon.com/2016/03/05/homework_is_wrecking_our_kids_the_research_is_clear_lets_ban_elementary_homework/  

A new documentary looks at how smartphones and other screens are altering the lives of teens today: http://www.forbes.com/sites/keithwagstaff/2016/02/28/are-your-kids-addicted-to-their-phones-screenagers-wants-to-help/#575f28b676d4 http://indieflixfoundation.org/screenagers.html  

Newton’s first law of motion is often stated as: An object at rest tends to stay at rest and an object in motion tends to stay in motion with the same speed and in the same direction unless acted upon by an unbalanced force.   This is as true for human nature as Newton found […]

Some advice from a mom of a teenage daughter: http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/sc-fam-0915-raising-teen-daughter-20150910-story.html  

An updated on the efforts to understand resilience: http://www.newyorker.com/science/maria-konnikova/the-secret-formula-for-resilience