Monday, October 5, 2015

Education and the Brain Today

Listen to the following commentary: 474 Back to School, from This American Life, WBEZ, and comment on the following questions.  Follow discussion board format by making original post of 250+ words and make at least 2 comments (4 sentence minimum) on your classmate's posts.  Have fun with the conversation.

http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/474/back-to-school


According to the audio, how do we "fix" the American education system?  What are the changes in the biology and the brain that are challenging learners today?  What should kids be learning in school today, k-12?  What psychology experiment did you find interesting and why?