Movement Makes Us Focus and Learn Better
Last week, while tutoring a student, I had him toss a tennis ball back and forth. Before we did that, he was struggling with a …
Child Development
Standup Desks 2
In “LearnFit ‘standing desk’ inspires healthy habits for students” (April 17, 2015, FoxNews.com), Brian Mastroianni writes:“The health benefits of standing include a higher heart rate, greater …
Standup Desks
Holly Korbey makes some good points in “How Standing Desks Can Help Students Focus in the Classroom” (KQED News, 10-21- 2014):Benden said they found that …
Definitions
Definitions are important tools of thought. They can make the difference between success and failure. Serious, practical success and serious, practical failure. They are not …
Make The Most of the Summer
In a summary of Making Summer Count by McCombs, Augustine, Schwartz, et. al., they say:Research has shown that students’ skills and knowledge often deteriorate during the …
Mind is For Movement
The young — and the elderly — need movement to learn and to maintain good brain health. Ancient cultures practiced this of necessity; modern man is …
Feed Your Brain
In “The Government’s Bad Diet Advice” (New York Times Online, 2-20-15), Nina Teicholz writes:Since the very first nutritional guidelines to restrict saturated fat and cholesterol …
Progression & Pedagogy
In education and physical action, we need to grasp the concept of progression. We must do a little before we do a lot, do some …
What a Good Education Would Produce
Dr. Terry Wahls shows us, in a very good article, some good reasoning, reasoning that comes only with independence and some mastery of induction, integration, …
Lack of Language Memorization In Elementary Years Has Later Effects
A student said she had trouble memorizing the unit circle — a difficulty for many, many students. As I told her, part of the problem …