In recent years, the trend in education is to make kindergarten more rigorous academically. There's been an upswing in parents hiring tutors for their five-year-olds; however, research finds social skills are more important developmentally at this age than academics. Perusing Palo Alto Unified School District's standards for kindergarten, there is no mention of social and emotional well-being and skills. All of the standards measure academic achievement. Here are some ... continue reading...
How Trump and China F**ked Up Recycling
Have you noticed a change in recycling in your community? Our local center recently changed what they accept. They no longer receive paper, catalogs, magazines, cardboard that is not corrugated, and tin cans. Plus, you can no longer just dump aluminum cans into a bin as a donation. You must wait in line and cash them in. Furthermore, recycled materials have to be super clean. Most of our recycling is shipped overseas to China. The country accepts recycling of "about half of the globe’s ... continue reading...
Yes, There’s Plastic in Your Poop
Last month (October 2018), the first evidence of plastic pollution inside the human body was presented. This is big! We know plastic is polluting our oceans. We know chemicals in plastic disrupt our hormones. Now there is proof we are actually ingesting microplastic particles. The study was conducted by researchers at the Medical University of Vienna and the Environment Agency Austria. Stool samples were collected from eight countries around the globe. Enontekiö, ... continue reading...
New AAP Policy on Spanking: Does it Go Far Enough?
Spanking is defined as a form of corporal punishment that used to be standard in parenting in the US. It is legal in all 50 states as long as it is used as a form of discipline and does not leave a mark. A new American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) policy (11/18) takes a stronger stance on this form of discipline. The practice of spanking has been held up in court. Take for example the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruling that stated hitting your child is not criminal if it is ... continue reading...
Study Finds Eating Organic Food Reduces Cancer Risk by 25%
Prior to industrialization, cancer was rare in human history. Lifestyle changes that came as a result of this revolution in human history included longer lifespans (30 plus years) and exposure to toxic pollutants. According to Forbes: Bioarchaeologists do not commonly see cancer in ancient skeletal remains, in part because life spans in the past were quite short and in part because of a general lack of environmental carcinogens in antiquity. The growth of agriculture corresponded with the ... continue reading...
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