The teachings of the brain. (Image: Anne-Christine Poujoulat/Getty)
HOW would you feel if you discovered that your child’s doctor was unaware of recent findings in neuroscience? It’s likely you’d be worried. What if it was your child’s teacher? You might be less concerned, though teachers have an effect on children’s brains too.
But while the route from research to medical practice is well established, the same cannot be said for education. Teachers are highly knowledgeable in the domain of the classroom, but it is understandably difficult for them to keep abreast of cutting-edge psychology and neuroscience. This is borne out…
