Gretchen Reynolds at the New York Times has written yet another article on how being active helps people, in this case, young children learn. In “Put the Physical in Education” she talks about an experiment in which forty children aged 8 to 10 were tested under two conditions: after having sat still for 20 minutes
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/25/opinion/dont-teach-math-coach-it.html
Elizabeth Green – Why do Americans Stink at Math?
Thirty students took part this week in Oberlin’s seventh annual Du Bois Project, a week-long camp that uses soccer to help children learn how to complete math equations. Kids worked on kicking, dribbling, passing, stopping, and juggling soccer balls while also learning how to complete math equations and graphing. “We make math fun for children,”
Memory and that skills that it takes to improve ones memory are strongly connected to mathematical and analytical reasoning ability. I wonder what we can learn from Extreme memory games:
The Du Bois Project of Oberlin has adopted three guiding principles: The less we say, the more they learn. Focus on the positive. Mathletes must earn their challenges. The less we say, the more they learn When a mathlete says “I need help” what they mean is: “I want attention.” Try: “OK, what challenge are