So many who work in the arts have asked me if the arts are good for learning and the brain. It is common knowledge that arts can arouse passions. The brain-based approach is to check out how it interfaces with the brain. Some believe that arts should be in school simply because many students thoroughly […]
Can Relevant Research Help Your Students Score Higher on Your Upcoming BIG Tests? Let’s focus on something I ordinarily NEVER focus on: testing. As much as I dislike the types, timing, policies, content and uses of existing state and national tests (is there anything I left out?), the reality is, we’d rather our students get […]
A huge base of literature shows the inverse relationships between poverty or low socioeconomic status and health, but very few understand the connections with poverty. You can get help teaching kids in poverty. How? Start by learning about poverty and its effect on learning and behavior. Multiple studies have examined longitudinal relations between duration of […]