But, he says, they still tend only to scratch the surface with what they are able to absorb from the experiments. All Bets Are Open' Some experts worry that, as with all the recent media attention given to the findings about children's first three years of development, scientific conclusions about the adolescent brain will be misinterpreted and blown out of proportion. John Bruer, the president of the St. Louis-based James S. McDonnell Foundation, says about the finding that brain growth continues during the teenage years. It's not that simple, he argues. Teachers, he says, should stay hopeful about even the most difficult students.
People can make dramatic turnarounds.
These are very broad questions for education.