A Book I’m reading: Target 100: The World’s Simplest Weight Loss System

I made some life changes a few months ago, trying to curb my sugar addiction and lose some weight.  I loved it but never understood the science behind weight loss.  This book does a great job of explaining how habits and your brain really affect weight loss.  Other than that, it’s a book with some practical advice about being healthy.  A line I will take with me: “Turn guilt into gratitude, or you’ll dive even deeper into guilt, away from your goals.”

An Article that was thought-provoking:

“Testing in a Meritocracy.” There is quite a bit of discussion lately here in New York about testing and “opting out” on NYS assessments.  While some of the frustration is certainly warranted, I believe there is something to be said for standardized assessments and their place in creating equity.  We’ve seen with the college admissions scandal that money can buy you anything.  We’ll never be able to truly stop privilege, but we can limit its control by ‘leveling the field.’ Perhaps testing, standardized or otherwise, helps to level the playing field for those who can’t buy their way into academic institutions.

A Website that is 100% worth the subscription – marshallmemo.com

If you work in education, definitely check out The Marshall Memo!  Each week, you’ll receive education updates and summaries of important research and topics.  I love it as it provides me with a board range of sources and some very interesting articles that I probably wouldn’t have come across without it (like the one I wrote about above).