I was about to conquer the world but then I got distracted by something shiny.
Post by charliegirl on Jan 6, 2007 19:54:36 GMT -5
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Dr. Mel Levine
As we discover more and more about how students learn and how different minds learn differently, our schools have a golden opportunity to increase the proportion of their students who experience true academic success. Armed with these new insights into brain function, educators can help all children and adolescents develop their unique strengths while overcoming the negative effects of their weaknesses. In doing so, they will have created schools for all kinds of minds. Let us consider some prominent features of such optimal educational environments:
Teachers would be well trained in how learning works and would be knowledgeable about the specific brain functions that are critical for the age group and/or subject matter they teach.
Dr. Mel Levine
As we discover more and more about how students learn and how different minds learn differently, our schools have a golden opportunity to increase the proportion of their students who experience true academic success. Armed with these new insights into brain function, educators can help all children and adolescents develop their unique strengths while overcoming the negative effects of their weaknesses. In doing so, they will have created schools for all kinds of minds. Let us consider some prominent features of such optimal educational environments:
Teachers would be well trained in how learning works and would be knowledgeable about the specific brain functions that are critical for the age group and/or subject matter they teach.
