I left school after 10 years – because I thought I wasn’t really made for learning. So I worked for a few years, which was fine, until I started feeling like I was on an endless treadmill with no hope of ever escaping! I realized I was spending about 10 …
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The transition from elementary school to middle school or junior high school can be a daunting experience for many students. After all, for many children it is the first time that they move from class to class without a teacher or school accompaniment. Students learn from a variety of teachers …
Read More »What Every Parent and Educator Needs to Know About Learning and the Teenager Brain
dr Robert Sylwester is an educator of educators who has received multiple awards throughout his long career as a master communicator of the impact of brain research on education and learning. His most recent book is The Adolescent Brain: Reaching for Autonomy (Corwin Press, 2007). He is Professor Emeritus of …
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