[etni] Attention Deficits and optimizing learning
- From: "David R. Herz" <drh16@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 15 Aug 2009 22:10:28 +0300
I caught Marlene's recent comment about a show on Channel 22. It brings up
a very good point. Perhaps we should be looking at the whole system to see
what we can do to meet our goals for our students, whatever those may be.
There might be some very low cost practices that allow our students to focus
more and better or to find their own motivation for things or that would
inspire them to attain goals that most of us wouldn't expect our students to
aspire to.
I said this around the HOTS debate and I say it again now. It's worth
looking at our goals and practices, and using the available research to
bring our practices into accord with what we want in the most efficient
manner possible. Maybe other things - like swimming - affect what we want
to encourage - like HOTS.
Should jumping jacks or five minutes of silent reading or lessons in manners
and etiquette or chewing gum in class help students in the areas we or they
want to improve, we should be shown the research and given the freedom to
implement these things.
Yours truly,
David R. Herz
drherz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
www.educatingisrael.com
Bet Rimon
052-579-1859
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