Expanding The Mind: Education and Neuroplasticity Anyone?
Hola amazing TBSH fans! School is back in full swing again, and in my household it isn’t just for the younger half of the family – I, too, have two classes this semester! I am actually pretty jazzed about the courses I am taking because it is tapping into my newfound passion for education and learning. What two courses am I taking, you ask? I am taking “Saving Schools: History, Politics, and Policy in U.S. Education“, and “The Neuroscience of Learning: An Introduction to Mind, Brain, Health, and Education“. One course offers historical insight into the interwoven paradigm of the U.S. education system with an opportunity to evaluate current policies. The U.S. school framework used to be the envy, especially in math, science, and reading. We will have the opportunity to assess the impacts progressiveness, racial desegregation, legalization, and collective bargaining had to what was once the educational system admired around the world, ultimately shaping political and policy changes. Secondarily, and the part I’m most eager to dive into, is the exploratory hypothesis posed, and …