Laura Pike Seeley
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Laura Pike Seeley
Parents have long been sold a model of childrearing that simply doesn’t work. From reward charts to time outs, many popular parenting approaches are based on shaping behavior, not raising humans. These techniques don’t build the skills kids need for life, or account for their complex emotional needs. Add to that parents’ complicated relationships... See more
Becky Kennedy • Good Inside
We often raise issues of justice and equity not to advance meaningful social causes but to generate positive attention for ourselves by denigrating others. Sometimes this involves piling on—joining a Greek chorus of reproachful replies without contributing anything new—or exaggerating one’s moral outrage for dramatic value. In doing so, we dilute the impact of critical ethical issues and foreclose the possibility of productive public discourse. The goal is not to understand but to win.
The Original Sin of Everything
Scientists have long been developing machines that attempt to imitate the human brain. Just as humans are exposed to systemic injustices, machines learn human-like stereotypes and cultural norms from sociocultural data, acquiring biases and associations in the process. Our research shows that bias is not only reflected in the patterns of language,... See more
Managing the risks of inevitably biased visual artificial intelligence systems
Adopting a hacker’s mindset can help create a culture of pragmatism, valuing experimental and incomplete approaches.
Why Managers Should Think More Like Hackers
Want to Value Every Student? Stop Pretending Schools Don't Pick Winners and Losers (Opinion)
Jeff Frankedweek.org
We need to start recognizing that overt exclusion from and marginalization within progressive spaces is a unique form of oppression faced by Asians.
Yeong Cheng on LinkedIn: #asianamerican #asian #dei #socialjustice | 21 comments
Contemporary research has shown that children do pretty well when offered autonomy.
Many 80s parents practiced what University of Pennsylvania sociologist Annette Lareau, PhD, has come to call “accomplishment of natural growth.” That’s the idea that parents are there to provide kids with food, safety and love, in order to facilitate a self-directed... See more
Many 80s parents practiced what University of Pennsylvania sociologist Annette Lareau, PhD, has come to call “accomplishment of natural growth.” That’s the idea that parents are there to provide kids with food, safety and love, in order to facilitate a self-directed... See more