The Educator's Notebook

SNHU Issues Digital Diplomas On Blockchain
Campus Technology - 6/11/18

"Because Blockcert credentials can be linked to any blockchain… they can be read and verified anywhere in the world without the need to check with the original issuer.”
"Emotions Are The Rudder That Steers Thinking”
ASCD - 6/1/18

“Cognition happens because of emotion. There's really no such thing as a thought that doesn't have an emotion attached to it or that doesn't have an emotion that follows it. When we take in the world around us, we have an emotional reaction to that appraisal. That emotional reaction changes the way we think in the next moment and cumulatively, over time.”

Cell Phone Policy At Eton: Hand Over Your Phone At Night
Guardian - 6/13/18

“We expected boys to complain, but most say that they welcome it as they appreciate having the break and not feeling the social pressure to read and reply to messages instantly. They think it improves their sleep.”
On Being A Teen In A High Pressure Household
NPR - 6/11/18

Daniel Willingham On “The End Of Average”
EdSurge - 6/11/18

“Human ability is not one thing, so it doesn’t make sense to talk about someone as “smart” or “dumb.” That’s unidimensional. Someone might be very good with numbers, very bad with words, about average in using space, and gifted in using of visual imagery. Indeed, any teacher will have noticed that different students have different strengths and weaknesses of this sort.”

Writer Wins Novel Award For One-Sentence Novel
Guardian - 6/13/18
On The Circulating Libraries Of Jane Austen’s Day
JStor - 6/8/18

“The libraries, which were found in fashionable watering holes like Jane Austen’s fabled Bath, began as offshoots of bookselling. They became social gathering places that people subscribed to as soon as they got to their vacation destination.”

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