Nancy J Devlin

Nancy Devlin (February 21, 1929 – January 19, 2022) was an American educational psychologist, author, and columnist. She was born in Jenkintown, Pennsylvania, and grew up in Brooklyn, New York during the Great Depression.

She earned degrees from Hunter College and later received a doctorate in educational psychology from the University of California, Berkeley.

Career Devlin worked for more than 20 years as a psychologist in the Princeton public schools and lectured at Rutgers University.

Socially anxious? or Just Plain Shy? Turn off TV and Talk with Tot Parents should be involved in teacher selection Don't let ads con you into buying gifts that disappoint Individual assessment needed before deciding child makes grade Harsh discipline is never for a child's 'own good IQ tests don't measure innate intelligence Best role models teach children to 'Do as I do" Child's burnout at risk Too much homework can harm kids and parents Drawbacks to giving children all the best Homework fails to make the grade Helping kids develop and keep friendships Legacy of divorce need not be passed down Emphasis on SAT takes toll on students, schools No such thing as 'non-abusive spanking'

Books Cassandra's Classroom: Innovative Solutions For Education Reform (2012) Arrows Swift and Far – Guiding Your Child Through School: Essays on Education (2012) READ to me TALK to me LISTEN to me, Your Child’s First Three Years (2015)

Travels and personal life In the 1950s, Devlin taught children of U.S. military families in Germany, Denmark, and Japan. Afterward, she traveled across Asia, Africa, and South America.

She later married physicist Thomas J. Devlin. They had three sons: Paul Devlin, Tom Devlin, and Mark J. Devlin.

Death Devlin died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on January 19, 2022, at the age of 92 after suffering a stroke.