Misfit Minute: Combatting Failure, Anxiety, and AI.

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To ease the burden of waiting for the latest Misfit, I will share a few thought-provoking reads that I stumble across in the world of child development on

Substack

.

This week:

The Beauty of Bruises: Learning from Life's Tumbles by

Andrew | Dad Explains

• Andrew discusses the value of parents adopting a tough-love approach to failure, viewing it as an opportunity to learn instead of a catastrophe.

The Anxious Generation by

Katherine Johnson Martinko

• Katherine gives a review of Jonathan Haidts new book An Anxious Generation, which explores how phones, devices, and social media contribute to anxiety in children and adolescents.

AI Tutors Can't Solve Bloom's Two Sigma Problem by

Josh Brake

• Josh evaluates the effectiveness of AI alternatives in teaching, and the importance that cultivating relationships has on student achievement.

Thanks, Robb