Could any truth be more apparent than the fact that school assemblies on bullying have reached epidemic levels of boring? Kids complain about this to me all the time. Unfortunately, school organizers seem the last to know. The assemblies make…
Dr. Adam Cox
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Monthly Archives: November 2014
The War on Creativity
It shouldn’t be difficult to advocate for the basics. It should be obvious that some learning experiences are so fundamental to human life that they can’t be reasonably excluded from childhood. But in fact it is increasingly awkward to advocate…
Posted in Adolescence, Boys, Child Psychology, Childhood, Education, Parenting, Professional Development, Psychology of Youth, School, Society & Culture, Teaching Tagged with: Aesthetics, Art, Children's Arts Guild, Creativity, Education, Humanities, Music, Parenting, Public School, School, STEM, Teaching, Youth
Can Nature Really Cure ADHD?
There is a pernicious myth that being in nature can miraculously cure those affected by ADHD, or more specifically, executive dysfunction. There is something wholesome and positive about this notion. It is based on the belief that the main…
Posted in Adolescence, Boys, Brain, Child Psychology, Childhood, Early Childhood, Executive Functions, Parenting, Psychology of Youth, Society & Culture, Teaching Tagged with: ADHD, Education, Executive Dysfunction, Executive Functions, Medication, Nature, Parenting, Society, Urban Environment
