The Educator's Notebook

Drawing Helps Students Process And Retain Learning
Edutopia - 3/14/19

"The benefits of drawing were not dependent on the students’ level of artistic talent, suggesting that this strategy may work for all students, not just ones who are able to draw well. Across a total of eight experiments, the researchers confirmed drawing to be a “reliable, replicable means of boosting performance”—it provided a significant boost to students’ ability to remember what they were learning.”

On Self-Sufficiency: “How Not To Be A Snowplow Parent”
New York Times - 3/19/19
Nicholas Christakis On The Optimism Embedded In Collaboration
New York Times - 3/19/19

“His reasoning, oversimplified, is this: Complex societies are possible and durable only when people are emotionally invested in, and help, one another; we’d be living in smaller units and more solitary fashions if we weren’t equipped for such collaboration; and human thriving within these societies guarantees future generations suited to them.”
A Surprisingly Meditative Interview With Dan Smith, Famous NYC Guitar Teacher
Gothamist - 3/13/19

"The first thing you will learn when meeting Dan Smith is that while he definitely has a sense of humor about his public persona, he is very sincere and very serious about what he does—especially about how learning to play guitar can teach you how to live.”

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