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If you want to know more about the brain and learning, this is the book you need. In what promises to become the most trusted resource of the brain-based learning movement, The Brain’s Behind It guides you through the development cycle of the brain and then describes what helps and hinders learning. This fascinating, highly topical, and well-researched book answers many of your questions, including:
- Can you teach intelligence?
- How can I recognize a learner under stress? What can I do about it?
- Why won’t the students in my class sit still?
- What factors in a mother’s lifestyle will influence her baby’s learning?
- What is the best time for my child to begin formal learning?
- What is the best time to learn any language?
- What is memory? Does it exist somewhere in the brain?
- How does sleep improve all-round memory and recall?
- What happens to my brain as I age?
- Can I control my own fears? If so, how?
The Brain’s Behind It identifies fallacies, fads, and facts about the brain and learning and gives you recommendations, whether you’re a teacher, parent, or policy-maker. Grades K–12
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