Five Best Ideas of the Day: July 14

1. Living in diverse neighborhoods — especially for older Americans — can help stave off depression.

By Tom Jacobs in Pacific Standard

2. Children learn with their whole bodies. It’s time educators and the education technology field start teaching that way.

By Annie Murphy Paul in Slate

3. To reignite the march of racial progress in America, we need a new Freedom Summer.

By the editors of the Nation

4. The worst job in America: Why being president has become nearly impossible.

By Ron Brownstein in National Journal

5. To keep kids active and engaged in sports, fun — not the thrill of victory — is the crucial ingredient.

By Hoai-Tran Bui in USA Today

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