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Article: Brain-compatible learning: fad or foundation? Neuroscience points to better strategies for educators, but sorting out claims on brain-based programs is essential.(Cover story)
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- School Administrator
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- December 1, 2006
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If you've been involved in the field of education for any length of time, you've seen many innovations and programs come and go. Teaching machines, time on task programs and Epstein's plateaus of adolescent cognition are just a few of the initiatives that at one time had many adherents only to fade into near obscurity several years later.
The pendulum swings are so frequent in schools that many educators have adopted a "sit tight, this too will pass" attitude.
The newest "breakthrough" in education is neuroscience or brain research, a field that until recently has been foreign to K-12 educators. While past programs generated a great deal of interest, ...