Active-Shooter Drills Are Misguided.

We ask children to manage not the everyday risks that they are capable of managing—or should, for their own good, manage—but rather the problems they almost by definition cannot.

My latest in ⁦The Atlantic⁩ theatlantic.com/magazine/archi…

'Sleepovers, for all their flaws, humanized others, and as a result, they made me more human too,' Erika Christakis writes:

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The Case for Sleepovers: They are a chance for children to be silly and a touch subversive, and to get a glimpse of how other families live their lives. theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/… via The Atlantic

“I don’t think you can begin to calculate how damaging [prolonged masking] is to social and emotional skills, like being able to read people’s faces, and the cognitive load of just not getting that feedback.”
Erika Christakis

My argument about COVID-19 schooling now in The Atlantic: “All of the challenges of educating young children that we have minimized for years have suddenly appeared like flotsam on a beach at low tide, reeking and impossible to ignore.' theatlantic.com/magazine/archi…

Yes, remote schooling has been a misery—but it’s offering a rare chance to rethink early education entirely. ⁦Erika Christakis⁩ reimagines a learning environment that actually cultivates creativity, curiosity and connection. theatlantic.com/magazine/archi…

In Child Care Exchange Exchange Press, I discuss what works to support young children during stressful times such as a pandemic (and no, reassurance isn’t the answer). bit.ly/256Christakis #ExchangeMagazineECE

My argument about COVID-19 schooling now in The Atlantic: “All of the challenges of educating young children that we have minimized for years have suddenly appeared like flotsam on a beach at low tide, reeking and impossible to ignore.' theatlantic.com/magazine/archi…

Happy #BookBirthday to Nicholas A. Christakis. #APOLLOSARROW is out today!

Find out more about the book that Daniel Gilbert calls this year's 'must-must-read.' bit.ly/apollosarrow

Back in May, Erika Christakis suggested prioritizing the youngest students and those requiring special services for in-person education—and in the intervening months, I have yet to hear a better plan, or see many districts actually try it. theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…

Beautiful music by Philip Glass, newly released by Katia & Marielle Labèque: Les Enfants Terribles via Deutsche Grammophon (DG).

Stunning trailer -- and, soon-to-come, stunning videos -- by Ronan Day-Lewis, featuring lena christakis & RR-R youtube.com/watch?v=lwckbC…

My new book on COVID-19, APOLLO'S ARROW, is out in October with Little, Brown Spark Little, Brown and Co.

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I am very grateful for the kind endorsements of Paul Farmer, Steven Pinker, Daniel Gilbert, @amyjccuddy, Michael Kortya, William Nordhaus, and Jeffrey Flier

Schooling and learning are not the same thing. Some kids thrive and gain independence outside school. psychologytoday.com/us/blog/freedo… via Psychology Today

NY managed outdoor schooling during the 1918 pandemic. What’s our problem? Where are our imaginative solutions? There are work-arounds for almost every obstacle to outdoor schooling - except adults’ lack of imagination.

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Can’t wait! 💜

#DEYInstitute2020
July 21 4-6 pm EST
July 22 4-6 pm EST
July 23 4-6 pm EST
July 24 4-6 pm EST

Link: dey.org/early-childhoo…

Amazing lineup
Nancy Carlsson-Paige
@denisha_jones
Diane Ravitch 🇺🇸🇺🇦📚🌈🗽🌹
Michelle Gunderson
Takiema Bunche Smith
@rawitschp
Ijumaa Jordan
Erika Christakis +...

There's a disconnect between policies and public communications vs. the promising research/empirical evidence about young kids and COVID-19. It's time to approach child care, pre-K, & elementary schools differently.

earlylearningnation.com/2020/06/opinio…

Schools really do need to re-open, eventually. How are we to do this best? My thoughts on the challenges before us and how we might rise to them in @theatlantic theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/… | NB @DEY_Project

How exciting to share an hour conversation with the person whose work continues to inspire us so much at Slate School! Thank you, Erika Christakis

I’m delighted to share my passion for early childhood with the extraordinary Slate School: slateschool.org/erika-christak… Shout outs to Slate School in CT slateschool.org/slate-home & Lincoln Nursery School in MA lincolnnurseryschool.org NB @DEY_Project

Important, evidence-based prescription for skyrocketing anxiety in children: always excellent Kate Julian in The Atlantic on how protective parenting & modern time pressure are crucible for bad habits that thwart kids’ autonomy. theatlantic.com/magazine/archi… NB @DEY_Project Let Grow