%0 Generic %1 willis2007neuroscience %A Willis, Judy %D 2007 %I Engaging the Whole Child %K RAD edneuro education exams fun neuroscience play relevant stress %T The neuroscience of joyful education %U http://www.ascd.org/publications/educational-leadership/summer07/vol64/num09/The-Neuroscience-of-Joyful-Education.aspx %X Brain research tells us that when the fun stops, learning often stops too. Most children can't wait to start kindergarten and approach the beginning of school with awe and anticipation. Kindergartners and 1st graders often talk passionately about what they learn and do in school. Unfortunately, the current emphasis on standardized testing and rote learning encroaches upon many students' joy. In their zeal to raise test scores, too many policymakers wrongly assume that students who are laughing, interacting in groups, or being creative with art, music, or dance are not doing real academic work. The result is that some teachers feel pressure to preside over more sedate classrooms with students on the same page in the same book, sitting in straight rows, facing straight ahead.

@misc{willis2007neuroscience, abstract = {Brain research tells us that when the fun stops, learning often stops too. Most children can't wait to start kindergarten and approach the beginning of school with awe and anticipation. Kindergartners and 1st graders often talk passionately about what they learn and do in school. Unfortunately, the current emphasis on standardized testing and rote learning encroaches upon many students' joy. In their zeal to raise test scores, too many policymakers wrongly assume that students who are laughing, interacting in groups, or being creative with art, music, or dance are not doing real academic work. The result is that some teachers feel pressure to preside over more sedate classrooms with students on the same page in the same book, sitting in straight rows, facing straight ahead.}, added-at = {2016-07-22T12:45:21.000+0200}, author = {Willis, Judy}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/212831a7eb6d89628bfe9badfcbe2bded/yish}, interhash = {6236514c567e256b6730a7fe9001b50e}, intrahash = {12831a7eb6d89628bfe9badfcbe2bded}, keywords = {RAD edneuro education exams fun neuroscience play relevant stress}, publisher = {Engaging the Whole Child}, timestamp = {2016-07-22T12:45:21.000+0200}, title = {The neuroscience of joyful education}, url = {http://www.ascd.org/publications/educational-leadership/summer07/vol64/num09/The-Neuroscience-of-Joyful-Education.aspx}, year = 2007 }