The New Year always frames the opportunity for a fresh start.
Many adults make resolutions to be healthier, lose weight, or make more time for the family.
Americans did not invent the idea of changing or making a fresh start, but America has certainly created an environment for people to make changes in their lives. Changing habits, especially bad ones, is extremely difficult as we get older. There was a time in education, as well as in scientific study, that supported the idea that your brain capacity was directly related to genetic make-up. Today brain research is the new frontier. Study after study has shown that brains can be re-mapped, and if taught correctly, people can learn many new things despite limited academic or genetic ability.