Brain-Based Learning Educators are becoming more actively aware of current research on the structure and function of the brain. Knowledge of how the brain processes information is important to teachers in planning instruction for children. As more is learned about brain function, educators are recognizing that the traditional classroom methods of instruction actually prohibit rather than promote learning. This includes lots of hands-on activities, experiments, graphics and text on the walls, etc. 2. As I progressed through school in the 60's and 70's as an undiagnosed ADD child, my mother recognized a teaching style used by most of my teachers.
Most kids are circles, and as teachers instruct, they teach as if all children are circles.
They go round and round in their teaching, teaching to the needs of the circles. But some kids have their smarts tucked into the corners, and as teachers are going round and round, they miss out on those children. These children are the creative kids, the children who think differently and have different learning needs. Finally, teachers are starting to buzz about these kids. If your child's school is not yet a-buzz with current research, I challenge you to do some investigating of your own into these areas.