Reading Roundup 2012-10-19

Declutter, add rhythm, create blank spaces and give kids kid time, sez Kim John Payne, Ottawa Citizen (Sept. 24, 2012)

Can 'Edu-Toys' do more harm than good?, CBC (Jan. 2005)

We Only Think When Confronted With a Problem, Tinkerlab (Oct. 2012)

Waldorf and Brain Science, The Magic Onions (Oct. 7, 2010)

Students' Traumatic Lives affect teacher's eval, Wash Post (Oct. 14, 2012)

"Something is wrong when...", Wash Post (Oct. 12, 2012)
"Something is very wrong when nine-year-olds sit for tests that are longer than the SAT and the GRE combined."

How to get your kid to listen, Mothering (Aug. 28, 2012)

Every hour of TV you watch after age 25 reduces life expectancy by 22 minutes, NYT (Oct. 17, 2012)