Chris Rowan's version is here and Bora's version is here
The idea is to put down the important links I posted to twitter. I do back up my tweets, but this is the suspenders to that belt.
Sunday:
- This mother of an autistic child paid for a speech-language evaluation and an assistive/augmentive communcation device for her kindergarten son. The school won't let him use it at school.
- Red Cross Has New Friend to Teach Children about Preparedness (I'm on a preparedness roll as you will see)
- Mom-NOS has a story about her son's 10th birthday -- how inclusion works to benefit all children not just those with special needs
- Canadian study on what parents value most about independent schools: community and caring
- DC Momsblog asks "What Has Got Into Those People?" about parents who refused to let their children hear President Obama's speech to students.
Saturday
- Two from Kristina Chew on struggling with her son's school: Conflicts of Interest in Autism Care and Is the problem the student, or how the school is handling the student?
- Karoli on John Boemer, the Freedom Project, and questionable expenses
- Critical thinking -- definition and teaching
- The National Testing Survey is asking what standardized testing is doing for teachers and students in the United States. We'd also like to know what you think testing ought to do for teachers and students.
- I joined the ADD Audio Library--you might find it useful too.
Friday
- I'm on an emergency preparation kick -- where were you 20 years ago when the Loma Prieta Quake hit?
- David Von Drehle 's shameful "balanced" article on Glenn Beck http://bit.ly/A6w5T Facts are irrelevant to von Drehle.
- US chiros filed class-action suits against insurance companies who don't cover chiro care http://bit.ly/6jzOM via @Blue_Wode @zeno001
- Great success story about using Dragon to overcome challenges of #dyslexia; http://twurl.nl/jk2b2g ; #edtech; #fb
- Parents, does your community have a playground like this? http://www.possibilityplayground.org/ #disabilities
- @Karoli & @nicki2377 de Becker's "The Gift of Fear" http://bit.ly/4CErmc should be required reading re predators, sociopaths.
- @BoraZ: "1 Million Strong Against our Socialist Fire Departments" http://www.intuitivestatistics.com/ The "Flamers" movement has arrived!
Thursday
- Must read: Hofstadter, The Paranoid Style in American Politics (from 1964) http://bit.ly/8eaIf via @Shoq @TeresaKopec @jayrosen_nyu
- Sullivan is constantly amazed at the low level of proof people use to demonstrate that vaccines cause autism. http://bit.ly/Lhfdv
- RT @mmspeced: latest blog post:'We don't test for dyslexia, Part III' : http://tinyurl.com/lgal8b #specialed follies
- Putting fundraising in the proper place in your #nonprofit http://budurl.com/yeq7 W/o fundraising, no programs via @PamelaGrow
- RT @WRY999: ADHD symptoms improve with neurofeedback therapy in randomized clinical trial. http://ow.ly/pPCp
- Dateline & Dr. Wakefield's patent activities -- undiscussed conflict of interest http://bit.ly/14zvN (leftbrain/rightbrain) #autism
- From academic clinical neurologist @stevennovella, "Evidence-based Education" http://bit.ly/RRc2K #education #teaching
- Autism New study: Which DSM-IV-TR criteria best differentiate HFA from other dx http://bit.ly/TKQng via@Confutata
Wednesday
- Early diagnosis and effective treatment prevents school failure, poor self-concept #Reasons #ADHD http://ow.ly/pEh3 via @CHADDING
- RT @novenator: Operation Rescue says it's broke, may shut down http://digg.com/d314TyX #p2 #prochoice #fem2 #du1 #dnj
Tuesday
- GREAT section on safety of H1N1 vaccine via Q &A w/ CDC http://ow.ly/pGI7 via @ImmunizeCOKids
- From @rpondiscio Cargo Cult thinking is *exactly* what drives reading and writing instruction. http://tiny.cc/ZzB1X @matthewktabor: agrees
- Real scientists admit errors. Case in point, @david_colquhoun http://www.dcscience.net/?p=2222
- RT @DrNICHCY: RT @CECMembership: Necessary conditions for implementing Response to Intervention #RTI http://bit.ly/uwpTa
Monday
- RT @ChristineMMTTM: RT @DrSelzNew DrSelz blog post: "Dyslexia / Reading Disability & Common Sense" http://tinyurl.com/lvc6kl #homeschool #LD
- Myth: There is no way to diagnose dyslexia. FACT: Well-established battery of tests to diagnose dyslexia http://short.to/ptwl
- he National Autism Association's Lies and Distortions about Paul Offit http://bit.ly/MgnjI from @Confutata
- RT @krelnik: The National Autism Association's embarrassing spitefulness: http://bit.ly/PwhGQ (via @badscienceblogs & @Dianne_)
- Paul Offit on his financial benefit from Rotateq, the rotavirus vaccine. http://bit.ly/e0Xqj . @ageofautism has facts wrong. #autism
Sunday
- Glenn Reynolds: How Self-Reliance Can Get You Through A Disaster http://bit.ly/I8rKO & "Resilience Engineering"
Saturday
- RT @novenator: The Difference Between Astroturfing and Grassroots Protests http://is.gd/2dve2 #hcr
Here's a better link to the Canadian study on why parents choose private schools:
http://www.societyforqualityeducation.org/reports/OntariosPrivateSchools.pdf
Ontario Private Schools: Who Chooses Them and Why?
Posted by: palisadesk | Monday, September 21, 2009 at 12:15 PM