HeyJaredPatrice Apodaca
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Apodaca: Young minds need quality sleep. A later school start is helping. (opens the original)
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When California passed a first-of-its-kind law in 2019 mandating that middle schools begin their regular instruction day no earlier than 8 a.m. and high schools start no earlier than 8:30 a.m., I was inclined to see it as a positive step. Now there is some evidence emerging that shows it is producing the hoped-for benefits. Public schools were given until the 2022-2023 school year to make any necessary changes to ensure their compliance with the mandate, which was prompted by growing awareness a
Apodaca: Luddites were trying to protect their future, as we must protect ours (opens the original)
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Humans have always had an uneasy relationship with technology. Many times throughout history technological change has been met with suspicion, even outright hostility, as it was in early 19th-century England. That’s when textile workers rebelled against mill owners who were replacing skilled craftsmen with machines. Over the course of a few years, gangs broke into mills and smashed the machines. The uprising had a whimsical aspect, as the rebellious workers adopted the mythical, Robin Hood-like
Apodaca: Kids are thriving under this early start initiative (opens the original)
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As we roll into a new school year, it’s a good time to check in to see how California’s ambitious, multi-year, multi-billion-dollar implementation of transitional kindergarten is going. On the whole, the initiative to offer access to a full year of free public school education to all children who turn 4by Sept. 1 can be deemed a success. As of last fall, enrollment stood at 213,313 statewide, a 20.1% increase from the prior year, and we’re likely to see some additional growth this year. Transiti
Apodaca: Lawsuits take aim at the powerful platforms stealing time and focus from our children (opens the original)
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By now most of us realize that social media use by children is even scarier than we previously recognized. We’ve heard from parents who have bared their anguish over the harm done to their kids, from alarmed mental-health professionals, and from teachers desperately trying to get students to focus. It’s all so overwhelming, as if we are being consumed by a force that we can’t quite see or understand how to counter. “Our heads are banging up against the wall,” said Dr. Jerry Weichman, a clinical
Apodaca: The unwelcome return of the SAT. And bias. (opens the original)
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When I think about the SAT, I’m tempted to resort to analogies used to describe things we imagine will survive in a post-apocalyptic world: Zombies. Cockroaches. Toenail fungus. Too harsh? Consider that the longstanding king of college admissions tests at one point in the not-so-distant past appeared to be headed for extinction. But no matter how many wounds were inflicted, the SAT has recovered to the point that the UC system — a huge and influential holdout among top-tier universities — is now
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