Cuando el aula compite con el aprendizaje

Un estudiante aparta la mirada mientras el docente habla. Otro golpea repetidamente el lápiz, se balancea en la silla o pide salir del salón. Un tercero realiza muy poco trabajo, aunque parece comprender el tema. Estos comportamientos pueden interpretarse como falta de atención, desmotivación o poca disposición para participar. Sin embargo, es posible que laContinueContinue reading “Cuando el aula compite con el aprendizaje”

When the Classroom Competes With the Lesson

A student looks away while the teacher is speaking. Another repeatedly taps a pencil, rocks in their chair or asks to leave the room. A third completes very little work despite appearing to understand the subject. These behaviours may be interpreted as inattentiveness, lack of motivation or unwillingness to participate. Yet the difficulty may notContinueContinue reading “When the Classroom Competes With the Lesson”

Move your body, awake your mind

Would you teach maths or grammar in a gym? Most people would say no. We tend to assume that serious subjects require serious settings. But is that really how the brain learns best? For centuries, education has treated the mind as something separate from the body, confining learning to desks and straight lines. Yet todayContinueContinue reading “Move your body, awake your mind”