Scientists are beginning to do neurological research on how people learn. Studies are being done to figure out how people learn best; new programs are being developed at Harvard University and John Hopkins to determine how these studies can be used in the educational process. The studies are able to show what kind of things to teach people in and how to teach them in order to best suit their needs. For example, certain aspects of social and emotional information can be focused on in order to help autistic or special needs children learn how to interact. It was also discovered that most people learn things backwards. These people did an activity (i.e. the battery and lightbulb with a wire experiment) and then they learned the principles of electricity.
I think this could be really beneficial to the future of education. By learning how to effectively teach students in a way that will benefit them, we could be figuring out how to improve education in every way. I do think it would be hard to implement this kind of study on every student in every school. I think it would be best focused on special needs or students with learning disabilities. By learning how they learn, we could learn how to best help them and improve their learning. This could help more students become interested in school and learning.
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I think that this is an interesting idea. I agree that it might not work for every student because people learn differently and at their own pace. However, I do agree that this could be beneficial with students that have learning disabilities. Although their cases are also varied, I feel that their emotions play a larger role in their ability to learn and interact. Learning more about the way their brian functions in terms of these areas could really help the teacher to realy key in and individualize. It could also help you get to know the student better so that they can be effectively taught.
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