Dad, learner, leader, creator, author, ADE and Science / STEM teacher.
Melbourne, Australia
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Mr. Barlow retweeted
PISA data show that students with higher levels of family support perform better in science and have more positive learning attitudes.
Asking children about school weekly or more is linked to a 26-point boost in science.
oecd.org/en/publications/202…
Mr. Barlow retweeted
In 2019, machine-learning researchers at the University of Arizona and Princeton found something that should change how you set goals: systems learn fastest when they succeed about 85% of the time.
Not 100.
Not 50. Eighty-five.
Mr. Barlow retweeted
Dealing with difficult people may be hazardous to your health.
Data: Each additional "hassler" in your network predicts 1.5% faster biological aging—and worse health a year later. Non-spouse family hasslers are the most problematic.
Some ties aren't worth the toll they take.
Mr. Barlow retweeted
There’s more to the youth mental health crisis than social media. A key culprit is perfectionism.
307 studies, 35 years, 83k students: Young adults feel growing pressure to be flawless.
It's a risk factor for depression and anxiety—and it began a generation before smartphones.
Research finds no evidence heavier social media use or more gaming increases symptoms of anxiety or depression. theguardian.com/media/2026/j…
Inside a school-based rethink on childhood anxiety | The Educator K/12 theeducatoronline.com/k12/ne…
Mr. Barlow retweeted
Teachers are spending more time working together.
In some education systems, more than half of teachers now jointly teach at least once a month.
This is good!
Find out why in the world’s largest teacher survey, #TALIS:
bit.ly/46UFRCS
Struggle seems the architect of resilience. oecdedutoday.com/dont-make-t…
Mr. Barlow retweeted
For a while now, I have been convinced that one of the most effective uses of AI in education would be to provide personal, private, coaching for teachers. I thought it would take five years, but it seems that it is here, or at least very close, already: bit.ly/3PADiO8
Mr. Barlow retweeted
Relatively few students engage in extra-curricular activities, according to new OECD data.
But engagement in these activities is related to higher levels of all social and emotional skills of 10 and 15-year-olds on average.
How can schools help? 👉oe.cd/5KD
Building coping mechanisms in children and teens
theparentswebsite.com.au/bui…
Neuroplasticity and improving learning
theparentswebsite.com.au/neu…
Mr. Barlow retweeted
Many parents believe that teaching kids the world is dangerous 🌍🚨 prepares them for life.
The research says otherwise. 📚❌ Those beliefs predicted less success, lower satisfaction, and worse health.
Teaching kids the world is bad doesn’t prepare them—it stifles them. 🚫🌱
Mr. Barlow retweeted
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Mr. Barlow retweeted
ALT “Hard conversations don’t have to be mean conversations. They don’t have to take on a detached or authoritarian tone. Holding people to their greatness is perhaps one of the most loving actions we can take. Real accountability isn’t a ‘gotcha.’ It’s an ‘I see you.’” —Amy Fast, Principal
