Teaching with the Brain in Mind
Number of pages: 186
Publisher: ASCD: Association for Supervision & Curriculum Development
BBB Library: Education
ISBN: 9781416600305
Editorial Review
Let’s acknowledge two fundamental facts. First, students who attend school from kindergarten through secondary school typically spend more than 13,000 hours of their developing brain’s time in the presence of teachers. Second, their brains are highly susceptible to environmental influences—social, physical, cognitive, and emotional. And, more important, their brains will be altered by the experiences they have in school. As educators, we must—ethically, morally, and opportunistically pay attention to how we ask students to spend time with us. These concepts are fundamental to education, yet we often take them for granted. Despite the mourning evidence that supports brain-based learning, some critics say, “It’s no big deal; there’s nothing new” or, “We don’t know enough to do anything.” Some even say, “Nothing will change.” Same critics would have had similar things to say in 1903, when the Wright brothers flew the first airplane only 199 yards: “It’s no big deal,” “It won’t change anything.” This book presents you to new discoveries about the brain which can have revolutionary impact on the brain-based learning.
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You’ve heard for much of your life that the human brain is amazing. It’s true. That soft, squishy blob between your ears—the blob that runs your life—is pretty amazing.
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