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Investments in the earliest years pay off for children, families and society. Learn about the benefits of building skill upon skill and make your case for early childhood education with the Heckman Curve: bit.ly/2FBVmV1
Prof. James Heckman
@heckmanequation
Nobel laureate economist James Heckman shows how smart investments in early childhood development improve social, economic and health outcomes.
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Inc. cites work with Borghans, Golsteyn & @johneric showing that traits like self-discipline, persistence, and diligence matter more than innate intelligence when it comes to financial success — & Mark Cuban agrees. inc.com/jeff-haden/sci…
www.inc.com Science Says Rich People Aren't Inherently Smarter. Mark Cuban Agrees IQ seems important, but three things—all of which anyone can control—matter most. Skills evolve dynamically at different stages of life, in ways that are not captured by standardized test scores. We explore that problem in a new article on @Vox_dev.
🆕 Mismeasuring learning: Beware of psychometric test scoresView quoted post on X
@heckmanequation (@UChi_Economics @HarrisPolicy) & Jin Zhou (@CityUHongKong) challenge the practice of treating test scores as measures of the same underlying ability across levels: voxdev.org/topic/educatio…
National Freedom Day marks the anniversary of the signing of the resolution that paved the way for the 13th Amendment, abolishing slavery in the U.S. Today, we reflect on the importance of freedom and equality, and how we uphold these principles in our lives.
NAEP scores are one narrow data point at a point in time. The question that should be asked is: do the children love learning? Do teachers feel their students are engaged?