People are often asking me for educational articles. I decided to post them online in this convenient place. This post will be added to from time to time.
"Benefits of Nongraded Schools" by Barbara Nelson Pavan
https://www.ascd.org/el/articles/the-benefits-of-nongraded-schools
"It's Time to Ditch the Archaic Idea of Age Based Grade Levels" by Lisa Olsen
https://medium.com/age-of-awareness/its-time-to-ditch-the-archaic-idea-of-age-based-grade-levels-7f0494efddb4
"US Student's Academic Achievements Still Lags that of their Peers in Many Other Countries" By Drew Desilver - Pew Research Center. This includes information on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (the nation's report card NAEP) and The Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2017/02/15/u-s-students-internationally-math-science/
This is a three part articles and addresses Language Arts, as well.
http://www.inference.org.uk/sanjoy/benezet/1.html
Early America Had Widespread Literacy and a Vibrant Culture of Learning"
br Lawrence W. Reed
https://fee.org/articles/the-myth-that-americans-were-poorly-educated-before-mass-government-schooling/
https://time.com/4588035/sitting-exercise-reading/
https://www.1000hoursoutside.com/blog/children-should-be-outside-for-4-6-hours-everyday
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=u7fZyPRBc8M&feature=youtu.be
The Early Years
https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/health-family/parenting/how-creeping-and-crawling-influence-children-s-first-step-in-education
"A Top Researcher Says, It's Time to Rethink Our Entire Approach to Preschool"
by Anya Kamenetz
https://www.npr.org/2022/02/10/1079406041/researcher-says-rethink-prek-preschool-prekindergarten
"Delaying Kindergarten Until Age 7 Offers Key Benefits to Kids — Study"
By Valarie Strauss
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/answer-sheet/wp/2015/10/07/delaying-kindergarten-until-age-7-offers-key-benefits-to-kids-study/