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Take to the Woods (Your Brain-and Students-Will Thank You)
If nature walks with your students aren't part of your curriculum, recent studies will convince you to change that. LordRunar/gettyimages Most of us are intuitively aware that a stroll through the trees will make us feel better. But why? Over the last few years there have been a number of studies that demonstrate that nature walks benefit us in a variety of ways.
Wired for Stories
The universality of stories tells us something important about our brains. Here are the facts. “There have been great societies that did not use the wheel, but there have been no societies that did not tell stories.” –Ursula K. Le Guin Stories are a central part of every country, culture, organization, and family. They make us laugh, cry, and feel connected. From a neuroscience perspective, that universality tells us something important—that our brains are wired for stories.
Memorization and Knowledge in the Age of Google
When even the most esoteric information is only a Siri question away, why waste time memorizing anything? Neuroscience can give us some clues as to why. Access to information has changed dramatically in the last 20 years, and the science fiction concept of having virtually all human knowledge available at our fingertips is now reality. What is even more shocking is how quickly we have grown accustomed to this miracle and accept it as routine.
The Brain Science of Making
Neuroscience provides excellent reasons for supporting making and makerspaces, and can help guide educators offering these exciting opportunities for our students. Making and makerspaces have been moving into libraries in a big way over the last few years. As it turns out, neuroscience gives us some pretty good reasons for supporting these efforts, and can help guide us as we provide these exciting opportunities for our students.
Take to the Woods (Your Brain-and Students-Will Thank You)
If nature walks with your students aren't part of your curriculum, recent studies will convince you to change that. Most of us are intuitively aware that a stroll through the trees will make us feel better. But why? Over the last few years there have been a number of studies that demonstrate that nature walks benefit us in a variety of ways.
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