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​connect classroom concepts to the real world​

Are you looking for ways to expand or extend your child's learning?
Connect the concepts that your kids are learning in their school classrooms to what's happening in the real world around them.
Here are some articles and videos that will help you.

Get "in the know." Explore these links together with your kids to discover how science, math, economics, history, the arts, computer science,
and so many other subjects, impact us every day.

Big Business Pushes Coal-Friendly Kentucky to Embrace Renewables

​April 17, 2017
NPR   ​

"There are more than 80,000 educational apps in Apple's app store. It seems like a great way to encourage brain development and make your little one the smartest baby genius. But just sticking a tablet in your kid's hands might not be as helpful. Sure, use the app. But it's not a babysitter — you've got to help them use it, too."

Free Market for Education? Economists Generally Don’t Buy It

​December 30, 2016
​The New York Times

"Unswerving adherence to free, private markets will not solve the problems faced by our education system."

The Classroom Where Fake News Fails

December 22, 2016
NPR   ​​

"Instead of teaching students the fundamentals of fact-checking, many schools simply ignore the problem, blocking social media sites on school computers.... "[T]hat's like teaching [students] to drive in the parking lot and then sending them out on the interstate and saying 'Good luck!'"